Author(s): Dr. Shashi Chawla

Abstract:
Vastu Shastra is the Indian system of architecture and design of Vedic origin. In order to provide a useful and authentic guidance to a common a man, the present study was planned and undertaken in 2014 at Udaipur city of Rajasthan state to observe the application of Vastu shastra principles in house construction from selection of plot to Greh Parvesh by home dwellers. It was the first ever research study in the city of Rajasthan on awareness and application of Vastu principles in house construction and interior designing by home dwellers. In this research study 200 home dwellers from newly constructed localities were undertaken to identify their level of faith in vastu use and also to judge the physiological and psychological effects of vastu application on the lives of home dwellers. The purpose of the study was to assess the application and utilization of the Vastu Shastra by the home dwellers in the construction of their houses.