Image title: Siddha (upavesasana pose)

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

Fig. 124: This sculpture is found in the mukhamandapa pillar of the Someshvara temple, Ulsur. He is seated in a Upavesasana (squatting pose) as seen in Fig.102. His legs are crossed and tied with yoga-patta, and his hands folded as his palms are resting on respective knees. He is having long hairs and he is wearing a rudrakshamala in his neck.

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.