Image title: Siddha (Ganesha mudra)

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

Fig. 121: A similar sculpture is found in the same temple is depicted in Ganesha mudra as shown above in Fig.120. It is found inside the ardhamandapa, nearer to the sanctum of the temple. But it is depicted as he is wearing a yoga-patta under his both thighs.

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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.