Image title: Siddha (svastikasana pose)

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

Fig. 126: This sculpture is found in the bottom of an entrance pillar of Kalasipaliayam temple. He is seated in svastikasana with crossed legs. His long matted hair, kundala, rings on his arms and wrists, anklets on his leg, a wallet on his right shoulder, rudrakshamala on his chest and a kamandala to his left side are beautifully sculpted.

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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.