Religious icons have no place in this science. The ancient text of Vasthu Sastra did mention various Gods from Hindu mythology fixing their locations on the site and prescribing the offerings to be made to them, but that also seems to have been a ploy created by ancient scientists to convince the people to accept the Vasthu norms. More.
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