Image title: Siddha (ardha-padmasana)

[Series: Representations of Yogic Postures of the Siddhas and Nāthas in the Medieval Temples]

Fig. 92: This sculpture found in the mukhamandapa pillar of the Bhoganandishvara temple at Karnataka. He is seated in an ardha-padmasana pose, as his right left is folded upward. His left hand is resting on his left thigh. His right hand is on his right leg knee and his face is resting on his right hand palm. His matted hair, big medallion in his chest, rings in his wrists and arms, anklets in his legs are clearly depicted.

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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.