Image title: Siddha (Perumal temple)

From Fig. 140 to Fig. 147, all are found in an ithyphallic pose in different standing postures, found in different temples. Of these, Fig. 140 to Fig. 143 are found in the outer prakara pillars of the Tiruvattariu temple. All of these Siddhas are shown with their erected penis in different yogic postures. Except Fig. 144 and Fig. 145, all are shown in a parshvottasana pose. In Fig. 140, he raised his hands upwards above his head in anjali mudra. In Fig. 144, he bents his body slightly backward and his hands are raised above his head in a Ganesha mudra, in which his left hand holding his right hand. An ashtatala padma is also depicted above him. Though, in Fig. 142 and 143, his hands are above his head in also in Ganesha mudra, in these sculptures his right hand is holding his left hand.

Fig. 146: This sculpture is found in the entrance pillar of the Perumal temple at Tirupathisaram, in Tirunelveli Dist. of Tamilnadu. He is standing in in a parshvottasana pose as his legs wide apart and his right leg is little forward. His hands are raised above his head and joined together with coiled index fingers in Ganesha mudra. He is wearing a rudrakshamala in his head, neck and on his arms.

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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.