Someone called Vamakhepa has produced a range of stunning yantra designs such as this
Vamakhepa says;
Kālī (Mahavidya) yantra
This form of the Kālī yantra is used for her representation as one of the ten Mahavidyas or main forms of Devi. The geometry of the central portion is similar to the one used above. Note however, how an additional Shakti triangle is “hidden” by the circle and ring of lotus petals circumscribing the central portion of the yantra. This probably signifies the “hidden” true nature of Devi as Maya (illusion). Note also how the the colours used here are much lighter and harmonious than in the fiercer representation above. This may reflect a preference for more pleasing forms in the Dakshina marga tantric tradition.
Wikipedia says:
Yantra is a Sanskrit word that is derived from the root meaning “to restrain, curb, check”.[1][2] Meanings for the noun derived from this root include “that which restrains or fastens, any prop or support”, “a fetter”, “any instrument or machine”, “an amulet, a mystical or astronomical diagram used as an amulet.”[3][4]
Some Hindu esoteric practitioners employ yantra, mantra and other items in their sadhana, puja and yajna.[5]
Yantra, or other permutations and cognate phenomena such as Mandala, Rangoli, Kolam, Rangavalli and other sacred geometrical traditions, are endemic throughout Indian religions.
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