Image title: Siddha (Virudhachalam temple)

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

Fig. 122: This sculpture is found in the eastern mandapa pillar of the Virudhachalam temple. In this, he is standing in a parshvottanasana pose with his legs widened apart in a tribhanga pose, and his hands are raised above his head in Ganesha mudra as his left hand is holding his right hand wrist. He is having matted hairs, patched garment in his shoulder and in under waist. A big wallet is hanging in his left shoulder.

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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.