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Sawan Somwar 2026: What to Keep on a Home Shiva Altar This Month

Sawan Somwar 2026: What to Keep on a Home Shiva Altar This Month

Sawan 2026 dates for North and South India, what to keep on a home Shiva altar, and care notes for brass idols during daily abhishek.

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Vastu Items for the Home Entrance: What to Place and Where

Vastu Items for the Home Entrance: What to Place and Where

Elephants with raised trunks facing inward, a brass sun face, a Ganesha toran above the door and an urli with fresh flowers — the traditional Indian entrance set, and the reasoning behind each.

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Where to Keep a Lakshmi Idol at Home for Prosperity

Where to Keep a Lakshmi Idol at Home for Prosperity

Keep a Lakshmi idol in the north-east of the home, elevated and facing east or west, seated rather than standing. Here is the reasoning, plus how to arrange her with Ganesha on Diwali.

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Which Direction Should a Buddha Idol Face at Home? A Practical Vastu Guide

Which Direction Should a Buddha Idol Face at Home? A Practical Vastu Guide

Place a Buddha idol facing east, elevated, and away from bathrooms and bedrooms. Here is what tradition actually says about direction, height, and which Buddha form suits which room.

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