It is extremely necessary to worship the land before the construction work starts. At any place after digging up to one foot if we find bones and filthy rubbish, hair etc. they should be removed. Baisakh, Shravan, Margshirsh and Falgun these four months are auspicious for the worship of the land.
Auspiciousness and Inauspiciousness of the Bhoomi Poojan.
* As far as possible the auspicious moment should not coincide with the extra month (Adhik Maas), the zero month, the lunar month and the sunset.
* Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday should be avoided.
* Monday and Thursday are very auspicious.
* The auspicious (opportune) moment should not fall in the pregnancy stage after the seventh month of any lady in the house.
*Auspicious (opportune) moment should not fall during the menses period of any lady.
* The auspicious (opportune) moment should not fall in Hadpaksha, the mourning period, Divaskarma (performing rituals relating dates) and Shradh ceremony (religious rites after the death of the person). If the auspicious (opportune) moment falls in Jaishth or Aashadh, sickness or unnecessary increase in expenditure results.
* If the auspicious (opportune) moment falls in Bhadrapad or Ashwin month, expenditure increases unnecessarily and the situation becomes tense for no reason.
* If the auspicious (opportune) moment is celebrated in the month of Kartik, Paush or Magh the construction is delayed. There is also a possibility of theft of the building material. Some provoking incidents take place. If there is a conjunction of auspicious stars in the sky at the auspicious (opportune) moment it gives good results. In this age of science even well known and highly qualified people start their new enterprises at the auspicious moment. The worship of the land should be done in the east or the north-east corner of the plot at the opportune moment.
However, the horoscope of the owner of the plot or the land should be ascertaind to conclusively determine the best muhurat (timing) of the Bhoomi Poojan. Therefore, it is imperative to reach out to a qualified astrologer to do so.