Image title: Siddha (mounted on a hill)

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

Fig. 110: This sculpture is found in one of the mandapa pillars of the Shrirangam temple. A Siddha is mounted on a hill in a lalitasana pose. His right hand is in chin mudra and his right leg is folded upward and is tied with yoga-patta from his hip. His left leg is hanging on the hill, and in its’ thigh, his left hand is resting. He is depicted with long hairs, having beard, wearing rudrakshamala in his neck and 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.