South Indian chart
The South Indian chart is the square Kundli used across southern India. The signs stay fixed in twelve boxes around the edge, and the ascendant is marked in whichever box it falls.
Also known as: south indian kundli, south indian style chart, square chart
Pisces sits in the top-left box and the signs run clockwise: Aries to Gemini across the top, Cancer to Virgo down the right, Libra to Sagittarius back along the bottom, and Capricorn and Aquarius up the left. The four centre squares are left empty or used for the chart’s title.
The ascendant’s box is marked with a diagonal line or the word Asc (or La, for Lagna), and that box is the 1st house. Count clockwise from it for the 2nd, 3rd and later houses. Planets are written in the box of their sign.
Because the signs never move, a planet’s sign and dignity can be seen at a glance, and charts are easy to compare. It holds exactly the same information as the North Indian diamond; the choice is simply a matter of habit and region.