As Indian households prepare their cleaned and decorated spaces to welcome Goddess Lakshmi this Diwali, Vastu Shastra offers powerful guidelines to invite prosperity, starting with ensuring the main entrance is brightly lit and adorned with a toran of mango leaves or marigold flowers for positive energy flow—ideally when facing North, East, or North-East—and placing a solid brass or copper Urli with clean water, fresh flower petals, and floating diyas on the right side of the main door to neutralize negative energy, all while keeping shoe racks, broken mirrors, and dirty rugs away from the threshold; for the heart of the celebration, the Diwali Puja shrine should be established in the North-East corner (Ishan Kone) where you should face north or east during prayer with Lord Ganesha positioned to the left of Goddess Lakshmi, and the festival of lights should incorporate a primary Chowmukhi clay diya lit first in the South-East direction for vitality and financial growth, accompanied by pure brass or silver diyas in the North-East and East zones and traditional mustard-oil or ghee lamps on boundaries and windows in odd counts like 11, 21, 31, or 108; additionally, Vastu requires deep cleaning before Dhanteras to remove Vastu Dosh from the North-East zone—the brain of the house—by clearing out broken electronics, heavy luggage, or furniture and mopping the floor with rock salt three days prior to absorb negative energy, and to attract financial abundance, you can activate the North direction governed by Lord Kuber by placing a small green indoor plant like a Money Plant or Jade Plant and utilizing light blue, cream, or light green curtains or decor items, while carefully avoiding red or pink items in northern rooms because the fire element of red disrupts the water element of the North and leads to unexpected losses.
