Image title: Siddha Pulasthiyar

[Series: Historical Continuity of the Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu].

Fig. 163: This shrine found in the premises of Abirami temple at Tirukadavur in the Kumbakonam dist. of Tamilnadu. It is said that Siddha Pulasthiyar worshipped the linga in this shrine.

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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.