Image title: Chauranginatha (Bhoganandishvara temple)

Fig.56: Chauranginatha (Bhoganandishvara temple, Nandi, Karnataka) riding the deer. His right hand is in varada mudra and his left hand holding the reins of the deer. Anklet is shown on his left leg;rings in his wrists, kundalas on his ears, a shaft like object behind him are clearly seen.

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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.