The Shri Yantra should always be placed in the east or north direction if you have a picture. If the Shri Yantra is in a crystallized form you can place it in the north direction with the central point facing the east. You can place a Shiva Lingam near Shri Yantra to get the maximum benefits. The Sri Yantra, Shri Yantra, or Shri Chakra is a form of mystical diagram (yantra) used in the Shri Vidya school of Hinduism. It consists of nine interlocking triangles – four upward ones which represent Shiva, and five downward ones representing Shakti. All these surround the central point, the bindu. These triangles represent the cosmos and the human body.