Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu: photo 71
Photo 71 of 223 in Gallery: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu
Image title: Varahanatha (Bhoganandishvara temple)
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Fig.71: Varahanatha (Bhoganandishvara temple, Nandi, Karnataka) standing in a Vrkshasana pose, by holding right toe on the earth and his folded left leg resting on the right thigh. His both hands are raised above his head in anjali mudra. He is having a long beard and long hairlocks on his head. A boar is depicted standing behind him. Usually in the examples of Nandi, Ulsur and Kalasipaliayam, Varahanatha is depicted as seated on a boar. But in this and all other sculptures in Tamil region, this Natha is depicted in Vrkshasana pose.
Gallery information:
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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