Image title: Varahanatha (Virudhachalam)

Fig. 80: Varahanatha (Virudhachalam, Cuddalore dist., Tamilnadu) is in a Vrkshasana pose standing on his right leg and his left leg is folded upward to his right thigh. He is wearing a langoti and having long hair. His hands are raised above his head in anjali mudra. A boar is standing behind him. There are numerous similar sculptures of Varahanatha in this temple.

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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.