Image title: Siddha (aged person)

From Fig.129 to Fig.138, all are found in the outer prakara pillars of the Adikeshava Perumal temple at Tiruvattariu in Kanniyakumari dist. of Tamilnadu

Fig. 138: In this sculpture, a Siddha appears to be an aged person and is in parshvottasana in tribhanga pose, with his body slightly bent forward. He is shown with his erect penis. He is having long beard and hair, and also a wallet tied to his left arm.

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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.