Image title: Varahanatha (Yoganandishvara temple)

Fig.72: Varahanatha (Yoganandishvara temple, Nandibeta, Karnataka) in Vrkshasana: standing on his left toe and folding his right leg upward to his naval and holding it with his left hand. He is holding his right hand on his head. He is shown with beard and long hair and a boar is standing behind him. Unlike other examples, he is found with female attendants on his either sides holding fly whisks (camara) in their hands and their coiffure is in typical Nayaka style.

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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.