Image title: Lower Ahobilam sculpture

From Fig. 83 to Fig. 90 are the images representing the performance of Singanatha practice of the Natha-Siddhas.

Fig. 85: This sculpture is found in the adhistana of the vahana mandapa of the Lower Ahobilam temple in the Kurnul dist. of Andhra Pradesh. He is standing in a tribhanga pose, whose left leg is striding forward and left hand is holding the deer horn to his mouth. His right leg bent slightly and his right hand is placed on his right thigh. His hairdo, kundala, medallion, langoti are clearly depicted, even though his face is not clearly visible due to the structure of the stone it made up of.

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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.