Image title: Vyalinatha (Bhoganandishvara temple)

Fig.62: Vyalinatha (Bhoganandishvara temple, Nandi, Karnataka) seated on a striding Vyali in ardha-matshyendrasana. His left hand is folded and resting on the left knee, which is already folded upward and footed on Vyali. His right hand is unfolded as he is showing his palm in a hamsapaksha mudra. His head is slightly bent towards left. His matted hair, big kundalas, deer horn as a medallion on his chest tied in a thick woollen like thread, rings on his arms and wrists 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.