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Aura : A Theoretical and Practical Research located at the lower end of the spinal cord. Its colour is yellow. The name of its presiding deity is Dākini. This deity is symbol of energy or she is energy incarnate. This chakra has four petals.
(2) The second is Hypogastric plexus (Svādhisthāna chakra). It is located near abdomen. It's colour is orange the name of its presiding deity is Rākini. This chakra has six petals.
(3) The third is solar plexus (Manipura Chakra.) It is located near the navel. Its colour is red. The name of its presiding deity is Lākini. This chakra has ten petals.
((4) The fourth is heart chakra. It is located near heart in the chest. Its colour is violet. The name of its presiding deity is Kākini. This chakra has twelve petals. The chakra is also called Anāhata chakra or cardiac plexus.
(5) The fifth is pharyngeal plexus.(Visuddhi Chakra). It is located near vocal cords in the throat. Its colour is Indigo. The name of its presiding deity is Śākini. This chakra has sixteen petals.
(6) The sixth is cavernous plexus (Ajñā Chakra.) it is located in the centre of the forehead, where a vermillion mark is worn by Hindus. It is also called the third eye. It controls sexual feelings. If it remains activated, all the sexual feelings are destroyed. God Śiva burned the Kāma by opening his third eye. The spiritual significance of this statement is that the cavernous plexus of Śiva remained activated, so all his sexual feelings got destroyed. The colour of this chakra is blue. The name of the presiding deity is Hākini. According to Madhu Khanna's book "Yantra" this plexus has only two petals. While according to "Hands of
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