Griha Chhadana muhurat: auspicious dates for the roof pour
Griha Chhadana (Roof Laying)
Griha Chhadana, which most families call chhat dhalai or roof laying, is the day the structure is finally closed over. A shubh muhurat is taken because the roof completes the shell of the house and, practically, because the concrete, the pump and the labour all have to be booked several days ahead. You receive dated windows for the site, ranked and timed to the start of the pour, weighed against the owner's birth chart, with the days worth refusing flagged so none of them reaches the contractor's diary. Each गृह छादन मुहूर्त carries a start time you can quote to the ready-mix supplier and the pump operator when the slab is booked a week ahead.
About this muhurat
Chhat dhalai — the day the structure is finally closed over. You get the auspicious windows, which matters when the concrete has to be booked days ahead.
Griha Chhadana is held when the slab of a floor is cast and the roof is poured over the walls. A short puja is usually offered before the first concrete goes down, sometimes with a coconut and a swastik marked on the shuttering, and the family distributes sweets to the workers once the pour begins. Because a slab has to be cast in one continuous stretch, families pick the muhurat well in advance and plan the delivery of material around it rather than the other way round.
What you receive
- Ranked, dated and timed roof laying windows within the period you choose
- Judged against the relevant birth chart, not a generic panchang
- Days and windows to avoid, marked clearly
Griha Chhadana muhurat: your questions
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