Image title: Gorakshanatha (Tirukameshvarar temple)

Fig.49: Gorakshanatha (Tirukameshvarar temple, Villianur, Puducherry) seated on a striding tiger. He is wearing yoga-patta in his left leg and other similar appendages like Minanatha, which is also depicted at the same place. His left hand is resting on the left knee and his right hand is resting on his right thigh in a katya valambita mudra.

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The Siddha/Natha tradition symbolize the most comprehensive understanding and application of the theoretical and methodological tenets of Tantric philosophy. There are many Siddha-centres all over the Tamilnadu. The temples in Tamil-Nadu contain the sculptures depicting the Tantric rites and the images of the venerated Siddhas in it.