🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Found this in a lake. Any clues? It looks Middle Eastern. Thanks!

[damielke]

 

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[Mackaydon]

Anything on the reserve side?
Maybe Arabic or Hindu.
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[Doubter in MD]

Yantra.

 

[Red-Coat]

Yantra.

Yep. It's shown upside down and written in Hindi. I can't read it, but the grid is one of many 'magic squares' with numbers in Hindi where each row, column and diagonal adds up to the same value.
They're usually dedicated to particular gods and goddesses and kept in homes, cars, when travelling, or thrown into water as an offering to bring good luck, prosperity, good health or protection.

 

[DCMatt]

Yantra.

The Copper Yantra is a mystic diagram which symbolises different elements that enhance spiritual growth. It represents the male and female energy through its different representations and balances an individual’s senses.

Different types of pujas and rituals can be performed using this yantra. It holds cosmic powers and can fulfil the material and divine desires of the devotee.

Use the yantra for puja and meditative practices and see visible improvements in your physical and mental state of being. This Yantra is the source of attaining all worldly desires and fulfilling all your wishes by the inner cosmic power. It is believed that without Lord Kuber's consent Devi Lakshmi cannot give wealth to someone. In the days of Diwali, it is considered very auspicious to establish the Lakshmi Kuber Yantra in the house.

Apparently, some part of the ritual sometimes involves water. We've seen some of these over the years often found by rivers or in stream beds.