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All you will need to draw a Sri Yantra using this method is a pen, a ruler, and a
compass. This method will produce a precise figure of any size.
The drawing sequence will ensure among other things that the errors at the intersections will be
small and will only show at two of the triple intersections. This method follows a logical and
natural sequence to minimize the number and amount of errors. If you need to have a figure with
absolute precision then we recommend you to get the vector Sri Yantra product from our site.
When drawing the figure by hand there will always be a certain amount of error but in the case of
this method the error is very small and quite hard to see, unless you are planning to draw it on a
big scale.
There are many methods out there to draw the Sri Yantra. We have tried and tested most of
them (See the section on construction methods at sriyantraresearch.com) and found them to be
often incomplete, flawed and imprecise. The few ones that are precise (concurrency) don't
produce a figure that is concentric (centered) and with a symmetrical (equilateral) inner triangle.
Draw a circle of any size with a
compass. Make sure to mark the
position of the center of the circle for
later use.
This step and the next three will require the
use a compass.
We are now done with the first step of
dividing the circle in 12 equal parts. We can
now start drawing the Sri Yantra.
This step and many of the following ones will requires the use of
a compass.
Divide the inner square in
three equal parts on each
side.
Petals
To draw the petals we will need to divide the circle in 32 equal parts. To do that we will use the
method shown below to bisect an angle using ruler and compass only.
Concentricity: The center of the innermost triangle is aligned with the center of the outside
circle.