Yantras
Sri Yantra, Kuber and Navagraha plates in copper and brass — the geometry of worship, for the altar and the wall.
Opening August 2026
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Yantras opens in August 2026
There is nothing to order here yet. We have published this department early so that everything below — what the materials are, and how to choose between them — is useful to you now, before we have anything to sell you. When the stock arrives it will appear on this page with real photographs, real weights and real prices.
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About Yantras
A yantra is a diagram, not an image — a geometric arrangement associated with a deity or a principle, engraved or embossed on a plate and installed on an altar or a wall. The Sri Yantra, with its nine interlocking triangles, is the most widely known; Kuber, Navagraha and deity-specific yantras follow the same idea in different figures.
As with a vigraha, the practical questions are about the object rather than the symbolism: what it is made of, how the lines are cut, how big it is, and where it will sit.
How to Choose
Engraved, embossed or printed
An engraved plate has the figure cut into the metal — the crispest and most durable, and the most expensive. An embossed plate is pressed from the back, giving raised lines that are softer in definition. Printed or etched plates are the cheapest and will fade or wear where they are touched. If the yantra will be handled during worship, engraved is the one that survives.
Copper, brass or silver-plated
Copper is the traditional metal for yantra plates and the most common. Brass is harder and holds fine engraved lines slightly better. Silver-plated plates look brightest when new but the plating wears through at the raised points first, which is exactly where a yantra is touched.
Flat plate or three-dimensional
Most yantras are flat plates for an altar or a frame. The Meru or pyramidal Sri Yantra is a raised, stepped form meant to stand rather than lie flat; it needs more depth on the shelf and is considerably heavier and dearer. Neither is more correct — it is a question of how it will be kept.
Placement
Traditional guidance is to keep a yantra on the altar or the north or east wall of the puja room, at or above eye level, upright and clean. Where a household follows a particular vastu or lineage practice, that guidance should take precedence over anything a shop tells you.
Common Questions
- What is a Sri Yantra?
- A geometric figure of nine interlocking triangles around a central point, surrounded by lotus petals and a square enclosure, associated with the goddess in the Sri Vidya tradition. It is used as a focus for worship and meditation rather than as a picture of a deity.
- Where should a yantra be placed at home?
- Traditional practice keeps it on the altar or on the north or east wall of the puja room, upright, at or above eye level, and kept clean. Households following a specific lineage or vastu practice should follow that guidance first.
- Does a yantra need to be energised?
- Many traditions prescribe a pran pratishtha or a mantra before a yantra is installed for worship; practice differs. It is properly a question for your own priest or guru. SUMERU supplies the plate and describes its metal and making accurately; we do not perform or certify energising.
- What is the difference between a flat yantra and a Meru yantra?
- A flat yantra is an engraved or embossed plate. A Meru yantra is the same figure rendered three-dimensionally as a raised, stepped pyramid that stands upright. The Meru form is heavier, needs more depth on the shelf, and costs considerably more.