Tantricism puts special emphasis on certain things like Mantras which are prayers and formulae, Bijas which are syllables of mystic significance peculiar to each deity, Yantras which are diagrams drawn on paper or inscribed in preciousstone, metal, etc., Mudras means special positions of fingers and movements of hands and Nayasas involve placingthe deities on different parts of the body by touching them with finger tips and the palm, mostly of the right hand.