where would you be seated in a howdah
Howdah A howdah, or houdah (Hindi: हौदा haudā), derived from the Arabic هودج (hawdaj), that means "bed carried by a camel", also known as hathi howdah (हाथी हौदा), is a carriage which is positioned on the back of an elephant, or occasionally some other animal such as camels, used most often in the past to carry wealthy people or for use in hunting or warfare. It was also a symbol of wealth for the owner and as a result was decorated with expensive gemstones.
Sleeping positions The Indian Vastu Shastra and Chinese Feng shui systems describe favorable and unfavorable geographical directions (north, south, east, west) for sleeping. Vastu Shastra suggests not to sleep towards South for people living in Northern hemisphere and not towards North in case of Southern Hemisphere. Blog by Sadhguru (Isha Foundation) quotes, "East is the worst direction. North-east is okay. West is alright. South, if you must. North, best . This is true as long as you are in the northern hemisphere – sleeping with your head towards any side except north is okay. In the southern hemisphere, don’t put your head to the south."[7]