Image title: Natha-Siddha blowing the deer horn

From Fig. 83 to Fig. 90 are the images representing the performance of Singanatha practice of the Natha-Siddhas.

Fig. 83: This sculpture is found in a ardhamandapa pillar of Bahur Shri Mulanatha temple in which a Natha-Siddha is shown blowing the deer horn. He is standing in a striding posture and slightly bent forward; with both of his hands he is holding the deer horn in his mouth. He is wearing big kundalas, rings on his wrists, anklets on his legs, cross bands on his chest and langoti, etc.

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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.