Setting up a home mandir is less about elaborate ritual and more about a few decisions made once, properly. Face the shrine north-east where the layout allows it, keep the idols raised on a chowki rather than resting on the floor, and leave enough room in front to sit comfortably through a full aarti.

Brass and marble both work well; what matters more is that you can reach everything without stretching. Keep a standing stock of the eight things that always run out — agarbatti, camphor, cotton wicks, ghee, kumkum, roli, chawal and a spare diya — and the daily routine stops being a chore.

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Setting up a home mandir is less about elaborate ritual and more about a few decisions made once, properly. Face the shrine north-east where the layout allows it, keep the idols raised on a chowki rather than resting on the floor, and leave enough space in front to sit comfortably. Brass and marble both work; what matters more is that you can reach everything during aarti without stretching. Keep a small stock of the eight things that run out — agarbatti, camphor, cotton wicks, ghee, kumkum, roli, chawal and a spare diya — and the daily routine stops being a chore.