Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu: photo 50
Photo 50 of 223 in Gallery: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu
Image title: Gorakshanatha (Ramalingeshvara temple)
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Fig.50:Gorakshanatha (Ramalingeshvara temple, Avani, Karnataka) is shown here with his right leg hanging on the tiger and left leg is folded and placed on the back of the tiger; his left hand is resting on his left knee in a danda-hasta pose. In his right hand, he is holding a fly whisk like ornament. Many similar sculptures of Goraksha are also found in the same mandapa.
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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.
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