Image title: Samy Vitobananda

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

Fig. 183: This is the jiva samadhi of Samy Vitobananda of Parvathamalai. It is located in outstretch of Kadaladi village, on the way to the Parvathamalai of Tiruvannamalai dist. Next to this, is the picture of the ashram of Samy Vitobananda, located on the hilltop of Parvathamalai. Now this ashram is under construction, and it is constructed on the cave where Samy Vitobananda stayed and performed penance. Few feet towards its north, is the temple dedicated to Mallikarjuna and Brahmaramba as the replica of Shrisailam.

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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.