Image title: Siddha (Tirukalukunriam Murugan temple)

Fig.76: A Siddha (Tirukalukunriam Murugan temple, Chengelpet, Tamilnadu) is shown with a frail body the ribcage and its bones are visible. He is standing on his right toe and his left leg is folded towards his naval. He is holding his hands above the head with both index fingers locked together. He is depicted with beard and a long hair on his back. A boar is standing to his right side.

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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.