Image title: Siddha (ardha-padmasana pose)

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

Fig. 125: This sculpture is found in the mukhamandapa pillar of the Ulsur temple. He is seated in an ardha-padmasana pose. His left leg is slightly folded-up and his left hand is resting on it. His right hand is resting on his right thigh in katya valambita mudra. Unlike other examples, a wallet is tied in his left hand wrist. Matted hair, cross bands in chest, kundala, rings on his hands are also found.

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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.