![The Sri Yantra](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/SriYantra_color.svg/300px-SriYantra_color.svg.png)
Yantra literally means loom, instrument or machine. In actual practice, a yantra is a symbolic representation of aspects of divinity, usually the Mother Goddess or Durga. It is an interlocking matrix of geometric figures, circles, triangles and floral patterns that form fractal patterns of elegance and beauty.