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Overhead Water Tank — where Vastu places it

Auspicious: SE, SSE, S, SSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW · Avoid: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SW, WSW

DirectionVerdictZone lordNotes from the knowledge base
N · North Avoid Kubera (Wealth)
NNE · North-North-East Avoid Bhallat
NE · North-East Avoid Ishan (Shiva)
ENE · East-North-East Avoid Parjanya
E · East Avoid Indra / Surya (Sun)
ESE · East-South-East Avoid Agni sub-zone
SE · South-East Auspicious Agni (Fire)
SSE · South-South-East Auspicious Agni-Yama transition
S · South Auspicious Yama (Discipline)
SSW · South-South-West Auspicious Nairutya transition
SW · South-West Avoid Nairutya (Stability)
WSW · West-South-West Avoid Gandharva
W · West Auspicious Varuna (Water)
WNW · West-North-West Auspicious Vayu sub-zone
NW · North-West Auspicious Vayu (Wind)
NNW · North-North-West Auspicious Soma / Bhujaga
How rooms are judged: each room is placed on the 16-direction grid measured from the home’s centre — never from the door or a corner. The verdicts above are the knowledge base’s ruling for a overhead water tank occupying each of the 16 zones.
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