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The seven main cakras are subtle energy centres along the suṣumnā nāḍī — the central channel of the spine. Each carries a bīja, an element, a presiding deity, and a path of practice.
Root support
Deity: Brahma · Petals: 4
One's own seat / dwelling place
Deity: Vishnu · Petals: 6
City of jewels
Deity: Rudra · Petals: 10
Unstruck (sound)
Deity: Isha · Petals: 12
Pure / purification
Deity: Sadashiva · Petals: 16
Command / authority
Deity: Shambhu / Ardhanarishvara · Petals: 2
Thousand-petaled
Deity: Parama Shiva · Petals: 1000