There are six points as a temple in the Varanasi which symbolizes Shastanga (six-fold) yoga. These are the Vishwanath Temple, the Vishalakshi Temple, the holy River Gange, the Kala Bhairava Temple, the Dhudiraj Temple (this temple is devoted to the Lord Ganesha) and the Dandapani temple (dedicated to Lord Shiva).
An example is the story in the Buddhistic Bhttp://ramanan50.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post-new.phphaisajya-vastu, in which a painter went to the Yavana country and visited the home of a yantracarya, or teacher of mechanical engineering. There he met a machine-girl who washed his feet and seemed human, until he found that she could not speak.”( http://www.iskcondesiretree.net)
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Yantras are devices that control the action of elements according to some plan.
According to the Samarangana-Sutradhara, the primary elements that form yantras are called the bijas, or seeds, of the devices’
Vastu-Shastra: Hindu Science of Architecture, by D. N Shukla explains this in detail.
These elements are earth, water, fire, air, and ether. In each yantra, a particular bija element is dominant. For example, we might say that the modern internal combustion engine is a yantra in which earth (in the form of metal) is the bija. The metal is arranged so as to generate energy from fire and air, and the energy is used to propel a vehicle.
The yantras described in the Samarangana-Sutradhara were apparently quite complex. Some of them were made of metal. Some of them are described as svayam vahaka, or self-propelled, with the propulsion mechanism hidden from view.
Hinduism accepts Eunuchs,Transvestite, Homosexuality,Lesbianism.Bisexuality as Natural.
Ardhanareswara, Lord Krishna marrying Irvana,Arjuna becoming Bruhannala,Mandhafha being born of a Man,Chanda -Chamundi ,Bhagavathi,
Yellamma, the Birth of Lord Ayyapa.Lord Muruga are indicative of what is now termed as Normal Sexual Behavior.
In most cases it is explained that one takes the Form of he other sex,like Bruhannala, or Lord Krishna becomes a woman .
All said and done there is evidence that Hinduism did not treat this a s Deviant Behavior, it was not condescending towards them nor were they extended special privileges.
These were not ostracized by the society,nor were they looked upon condescendingly.
Rigveda says regarding Samsara that Vikruti Evam Prakriti (perversity/diversity is what nature is all about, or, what seems un-natural is also natural), which some scholars believe recognizes the cyclical constancy of homosexual/transsexual dimensions of human life, like all forms of universal diversities.[38] People of a third gender (tritiya-prakriti), not fully men nor women, are mentioned here and there throughout Hindu texts such as the Puranas but are not specifically defined. In general they are portrayed as effeminate men, often cowardly, and with no desire for women. Modern readers often draw parallels between these and modern stereotypes of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender sexual identities.
However some Smritis censure them,like Manu, though ot severely.
They took part in all Vedic activities , they were not prohibited from Religious or Spiritual activity.
However the Vishnu Puran says hat the Eunuchs should not be present when one is performing Sradha.
So, Hinduism does not treat LGBT as Deviants, not dos it treat them with special privileges.
Such is the greatness of Hinduism it accepts Nature as it is without delivering Value judgements on what is essentially a natural Phenomenon
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