A pooja room does not need to be large. What matters is that it is clean, calm and used every day.

Direction

Traditionally the north-east corner of the home is preferred, with the person praying facing east or north.

Placing the idols

Keep the idols on a raised peeta rather than on the floor, and avoid crowding too many images together.

The essentials

A lamp, a bell, a kalasham, kumkum and haldi, incense and a small plate for flowers cover most daily rituals.