Image title: Jothi Mouna

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

Fig. 177: This samadhi of Jothi (Jyothi) Mouna Nirvana Samy is located in the Kasavanapatti village in the Dindigul dist. This Siddha always moved around nude and only accepted the cigarettes. He performed many miracles in this village; because of which the devotees constructed the big shrine and a mandapa after he attained samadhi. The person who appears in the picture with ochre dress is the disciple of this Siddha, who is taking care of the house, where the Siddha stayed and attained samadhi.

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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.