Image title: Siddha (squatting pose)

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

Fig. 100: This sculpture is found in the ardhamandapa pillar of Bahur temple, in which a Siddha is seated in a squatting pose. His both legs are crossed together in svastikasana and tied with the yoga-patta. Both his hands are hanging in danda-hasta mudra and resting in his respective knees. He is depicted with a matted hair, beard, rings on his arms and wrists.

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.