Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu: photo 103
Photo 103 of 223 in Gallery: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu
Image title: Siddha (padmasana pose)
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[Series: Representations of Yogic Postures of the Siddhas and Nāthas in the Medieval Temples]
Fig. 101: This sculpture is found in a small kudu of an adhistana in the Lower Ahobilam temple. It is less than one feet in its height. He is seated in a padmasana pose. His both hands are resting on a yoga-danda, which is placed in his front, and on that his chin is also resting. He is found with tonsured head and his long kundalas and a ring on his wrists are clearly visible.
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.
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