Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu: photo 40
Photo 40 of 223 in Gallery: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu
Image title: Minanatha (Upper Ahobilam)
Description of the photo
Fig.40: One of the most exquisite and elegant depictions of Minanatha (Upper Ahobilam, Kurnul dist. Andhra Pradesh) in rajalilasana pose with his head looking upward. His hairdo, kundalas, a wallet in his right hand arm, rings in his arms and wrists, anklets, yoga-patta tied between his hip and left leg, right hand resting on the yoga-danda, are all beautifully depicted. His left hand is resting on his left knee in danda-hasta mudra.
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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