Image title: Siddha (ardha-padmasana)

[Series: Representations of Yogic Postures of the Siddhas and Nāthas in the Medieval Temples]

Fig. 107: This sculpture is found on the vasantha-mandapa pillar of the same temple (Fig.106). He is seated in an ardha-padmasana pose as his right leg folded upward in which his both hands are resting together and his chin is resting on his hands. Rounded matted hair, big kundala, a medallion in his chest and a wallet in his left arm are clearly sculpted.

Gallery information:

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.