Image title: Siddha (ardha-padmasana)

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

Fig. 94: This sculpture is also found in the same temple in which he is seated in ardha-padmasana pose as his left leg raised upward. His left land is in his left leg knee and his right hand is raised upward in a hamsapaksha mudra as his palm opened. He is found with tonsured head, big kundala, and medallion on his chest, rings on his arms and wrists, anklets on his legs and langoti are depicted.

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.