🕉️ Which date is auspicious to install a murti or set up my home mandir?
मूर्ति स्थापना / घर के मंदिर का शुभ मुहूर्त • computed from live planetary positions
Install a murti or establish a home mandir on a fixed nakshatra — Rohini, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada — or Pushya, Anuradha, Shravana or Revati, on a favourable tithi or Purnima, outside Panchak and Bhadra, with the mandir in the home's northeast and the worshipper facing east or north.
Upcoming favourable dates (next 60 days)
By the general panchang — before your personal layer. Select your rashi below to remove the days that are wrong for you specifically.
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Tithi till |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 25 Jul | Shukla Ekadashi | Jyeshtha | 11:36 |
| Thu, 30 Jul | Krishna Pratipada | Shravana | 21:32 |
| Sat, 8 Aug | Krishna Dashami | Rohini | 14:00 |
| Fri, 14 Aug | Shukla Dwitiya | Purva Phalguni | 18:48 |
| Sat, 15 Aug | Shukla Tritiya | Uttara Phalguni | 17:30 |
| Sat, 22 Aug | Shukla Dashami | Jyeshtha | 02:02+1d |
| Tue, 25 Aug | Shukla Dwadashi | Uttara Ashadha | 06:22 |
| Tue, 22 Sept | Shukla Ekadashi | Uttara Ashadha | 21:45 |
🎯 Your personal dates for this
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How this muhurta is determined
Sthapana means establishing — permanence is the whole point — so the sthira stars dominate as they do for foundations. The prana-pratishtha (invocation of presence) is the sealing act for consecrated murtis; for a simple home mandir, the first deepak lit before the settled image serves as the gentler equivalent.
Direction carries unusual weight here: the northeast (Ishan) corner is the mandir's home, the deity facing west or south-west so the worshipper faces east or north. Deity-specific days refine the choice — Wednesday or Chaturthi tithi for Ganesha, Monday for Shiva, Friday for Devi, Thursday for Vishnu forms.
Festival sthapana days (Ganesh Chaturthi's murti, Navratri's ghata) carry their own complete sanction and need no further checking. For all other days, the calendar below applies the full ceremony rules plus your personal layer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I set up my home mandir during Chaturmas?
A simple home mandir and daily-worship images — yes, on a good day. FORMAL prana-pratishtha of a consecrated murti is traditionally deferred past Chaturmas, like other establishment ceremonies. Festival installations (Ganeshji at Ganesh Chaturthi) are their own sanctioned exception.
Which direction should the mandir face?
Place the mandir in the northeast of the home where possible, arranged so YOU face east (ideal) or north while worshipping. Avoid placing it in a bedroom's south wall or under a staircase — the two placements vastu most consistently warns against.
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