Image title: Gorakshanatha (Shrisailam)

Fig.46: Gorakshanatha (Shrisailam, Kurnul dist., Andhra Pradesh) seated on a tiger shown with the appendages like big kundalas, cross bands and medallion, rudrakshamala on his chest, rings on his arms and wrists, matted hair, etc. His right hand in danda-hasta mudra is resting on his right knee and his left hand and left leg are resting on the back of the tiger. Opposite to Goraksha, a Siddha is seated on a yoga-danda in padmasana with both hands resting on his thighs. He is also wearing the appendages like the Goraksha as said above; under him a kamandala is placed. Their background indicates that they are meditating in the forest.

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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.