Image title: Pandrimalai Siddhar (Ramasamy)

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

Fig. 176: Panriimalai village is located on the hills leading to Thanrikudi in Dindigul dist. This village in the hill range seems to be in existence from the medieval period onwards, where the mandapas and remnants of post Vijayanagara period are found. In the middle of the village, a samadhi shrine of Panriimalai Siddhar (as he is popularly known) is located. His real name is Ramasamy (Ramasami), he attained his samadhi on 24.04.1906 and along with him, and his wife Pappathi Ammal also attained samadhi on 12.08.1965. The shrine is under the care of their close relatives. It is said that both displayed miraculous powers.

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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.