Image title: Minanatha (Boganandishvara temple)

Fig.27: Minanatha (Boganandishvara temple, Nandi village, Chikballapur dist., Karnataka) on a fish in lalitasana. His right hand is resting on the fish in a katya valambita mudra, and his head is resting on the left hand palm. A medallion on his chest, rings in his arms and wrists, karnakundalas are clearly depicted.

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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.