Image title: Varahanatha (Virudhachalam)

Fig.81: Varahanatha (Virudhachalam, Cuddalore dist., Tamilnadu) meditating in a forest, where a tree and a hunter are also depicted in distance. He is in Vrkshasana pose standing on his right leg and his left leg is folded and placed in his right thigh. His hands raised above his head in anjali mudra. A boar is standing behind him. Here the shape of the tree is depicted to show the resemblance of the shape of the Siddha in his Vrkshasana pose.

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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.