Vastu, Astrology and Architecture (Papers Presented at the First All India Symposium on Vastu, Bangalore held on June 3-4, 1995/edited by Gayatri Devi Vasudev. 1998, x, 238 p., illustrations, $12. ISBN 81-208-1605-6.
Contents: I. Vastu and its Relevance to Modern Times: 1. Relevance of Vastu/B.V. Raman. 2. Vastu Vidya/S.K. Ramachandra Rao. 3. The status and relevance of Vastu in the contemporary context/V. Ganapati Sthapati. 4. The concept of Vastu Purusa Mandala/H.A. Savarkar. 5. The Vastu Purusa/M.S. Thirumalachar. 6. Vastu for multi-storeyed residential buildings/S.P. Sabharathnam. 7. Vastu and modern engineering/Sureshwara. 8. Importance of Vastu/ Krishnamurthy Sastry. 9. Vastu for revival of sick industries/B.N. Reddy. 10. Vastu Sastra: its importance/K.V.R. Anjaneyulu. 11. Vastu and town planning/K. Marimuthu. 12. Relevance of ancient Vastu technology to modern town planning/K.V. Raja Rao. 13. Hospitals and consulting chambers/Bhargava C. Babu. 14. Vastu: yesterday and day before/S.A. Deshpande. 15. General Vastu guidelines/C.H. Gopinath Rao. II. Vastu and Jyotisa (Astrology). 16. Astrological configurations for Vastu/S.K. Kelkar. 17. Vastu in astrology/T.S. Vasan. 18. Vastu and Jyotisa/A. Narasimha Alse. 19. Relevance of Muhurta of Vastu Sastra/S. Krishna Kumar. 20. The efficacy of Vastu Sastra/Kowtha Lalitha Manohar. 21. Vastu: a result-oriented science/Arvind Pandurang Vaze. 22. Vastu or the heavenly planets in human houses/R.G. Rao. 23. Hindu geomancy/U.S. Pulippani. 24. Rectification through Vastu principles/K.S. Ananda Kumar. 25. Vastu and remedial measures/K.R. Dasa Setty. III. Vastu and Temple Architecture: 26. References to Vastu in the scriptures/M.V. Janardana. 27. The Vastu of Temples/V. Bala Naidu. 28. The Sabda-Dosas in Aarseya Vastu Grantha/Sri Ramakavacham Venkateswara Sarma. 29. Indian architecture/S.R.N. Murthy. 30. Vastu principles in the construction of theatres/B.V. Venkatakrishna. 31. Vastu Sastra and ancient temples (with special reference to temples in Karnataka)/M.N. Prabhakar. 32. Basics of temple interiors/Ganapathi Kadirappa. 33. Some research notes on Vastu/Brahma Ganapathi Kadirappa.
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