Muladhara

• Location: base of the spine / center of the perineum • Color: red • Element (mahābhūta): Earth (Prithvi) • Lotus: 4 petals (bearing the syllables vaṁ, śaṁ, ṣaṁ, saṁ) • Geometric symbol in the center: yellow square • Bīja-mantra: LAM (लं)