Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu: photo 26
Photo 26 of 223 in Gallery: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu
Image title: Minanatha (Mulanatha temple)
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Fig. 26: Minanatha (Mulanatha temple at Bahur, Puducherry) on a fish in an ardhaparyankasana. He is shown with matted hair, wearing rudrakshamala, a ring on his wrist and arms; left hand resting on the fish in a katya valambita mudra, and he is holding an eka tara vina (kinjuri?) in his right hand.
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.
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