18 Siddhars
18 சித்தர்கள்

There are 18 Siddhars 1)Nandhi 2)Agasthiyar 3) Thirumoolar 4)Ramadevar 5)Bogar 6)Konganar 7)Dhanvanthri 8)Vanmigar 9)Kamalamuni 10)Pathanjali 11)Sattaimunivar 12)Machamuni 13)Karuvurar 14)Pampatti 15)Korakkar 16)Kudambai 17)Sundarananthar 18) Idaikadar.
In the table below, the first number corresponds to the list in the picture above (an old official list) and the second number is the location on this map. Those names in blue letters do not belong to the official list of the 18 tamil siddhars. Nandidevar as seen on the official list above should be located in Thiruvaduthurai however I have not been able to locate it yet, the temple only contains the deity Nandidevar.
# |
Siddhar name | Jeeva Samadhi Location |
|---|---|---|
1 |
(45) Agastiyar | Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam |
| 2 | Agapaei (Nayanaar) Siddhar | Yettakudi |
| 3 | (44) Thirumoolar | Komuteeswara Temple in Thiruvaduthurai (near Kumbakonam) |
| 4 | (45) Sivavakkiyar / Nandi Devar | ??? Masilamaneeswarar temple in Thiruvaduthurai (near Kumbakonam) |
| 5 | (63) Bhogar / Boganathar | Arulmigu Dhandayuthapaniswamy Temple, Palani |
| 6 | Kumbamuni (another name for Agastiyar) | Kutandai (seems to be the old name of Kumbakonam) |
| 7 | (6) Vamadevar / (Vanmeegar) Valmiki | Ettukudi Murugan Temple in Nagapattinam |
| 8 | (19) Idaikadar | Arunachala temple, Thiruvannamalai |
| 9 | (61) Sathaimuni / Sathainathar | Thiruvedagam, west Madurai (west of Kodimangalam) & in the Ranganathaswamy Temple |
| 10 | (43) Kamalamuni / Kamala munivar | Thiyagarajar temple, Thiruvarur |
| 11 | (59) Machamuni | Kasi Vishwanathar temple, Tiruparankundram hill, Madurai |
| 12 | (45) Konganar / Konkanar | 2 Km from Gomuteeswarar Temple, Thiruvavaduthurai, east Kumbakonam |
| 13 | Pathanjali | Brahmapureeswarar Temple - Thirupattur Trichy |
| 14 | Pambatti | Sankaran Koil near Puliyankudi behind Gomathi Amman temple main road, opposite a petrol bunk. Second location next to Coimbatore in the Arulmigu Subramaniyaswami Thirukovil |
| 15 | (57) Sundaranathar | Meenakshi Amman temple, Madurai (Image of the exact location inside the temple) |
| 16 | Kuthambai | Periya Koyil, Mayiladuthurai (Mayavaram), Tamil nadu |
| 17 | Karuvoorar | On the southern side of Sri Kalyana Pasupatheeswarar temple, Karur |
| 18 | (42) Goraknath / Korakkar | Shiva temple, north Poigainallur (near Nagapattinam & Vadukupoigainallar) |
| 19 | Thanvanthri | Vaitheeswaran Temple, west Pullirukkuvelur (At the back of Shiva sanctum sanctorum) |
| 20 | Pulathiyar | Papanasam |
| 21 | (55) Ramadevar (Yakub siddhar) | Alagar malai (near Pazhamuthircholai Murugan Temple, 18 km north east of Madurai) |
1) Agastiar Jeeva samadhi temple (Kumbeeswara-Temple)
2) Agapaei (Nayanaar) Siddhar - Not part of the 18 siddhars
3) Tirumoolar Jeeva samadhi temple (Masilamaneeswarar temple)
4) Sivavakkiyar / Nandi Devar
Masilamaneeswarar temple
5) Bhogar / Boganathar
Palani hill murugan temple - Jeeva samadhi of Bhogar siddhar
6) Kumbamuni - another name for Agathyar Siddhar
Sri Aadi Vinayakar (human faced Ganesh), Sri Kumbamuni Siddhar (Ganesh), Agathyar Siddhar
Sri Aadi Vinayakar (human faced Ganesh) // Sri Kumbamuni Siddhar (Ganesh) // Agathyar Siddhar
Image taken in a temple in Kumbakonam (Kutandai is the old name
of Kumbakonam)
70. Agatthiyar the one within,

Translation:
You said you told us
Am I the child born for Kumbamuni?
You told me that you pacified, what will I do?
Siva sivā my guru Is it not to be mentioned?
His wisdom- what is its type
Is it silver or gold or is there something other than these two?
We praise you, My Guru! The one who is within the heart
You will talk about this to Pulatthiyar.
Commentary:
This verse is Pulatthiyar’s part of the conversation. He asks Agatthiyar whether he is Agatthiyar’s baby for him to pacify him. He wonders about the nature of Konkanar’s wisdom. He asks whether it is gold or silver or anything other than these two. Silver and gold represent evolved states.
7) Vamadevar / (Vanmeegar) Valmiki
Ettukudi Murugan Temple
8) Idaikadar
Back entrance of the Annamalaiar Temple - Thiruvanamalai
Back entrance of the temple, at the cow shed
Jeeva samadhi of Idaikadar near the cow shed
9) Sathaimuni / Sathainathar
Sattainathar jeeva samadhi temple in Thiruvedagam
The second jeeva samadhi of Sattainathar is located in the Ranganathaswamy Temple (Inside Goddess Ranganayaki temple. As you enter the entrance, turn right and go around the deity's main place.)
10) Kamalamuni / Kamala munivar
Thiyagarajar temple in Thiruvarur
11) Machamuni Siddhar
Jeeva samadhi on top of the Tiruparankundram hill in Madurai
12) Konganar / Konganavar
Jeeva samadhi - Thiruvaduthurai - 2 Km from Gomuteeswarar Temple
13) Pathanjali
Brahmapureeswara temple in Thirupattur, 30 km from Trichy
Jeeva samadhi
14) Pambatti
Sri Pambatti Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi Peetam, Sankaran Kovil
Arulmigu Subramaniyaswami Thirukovil, downstairs
15) Sundaranathar
Meenakshi Amman temple
Jeeva samadhi is located on the left corner from the signboard
16) Kuthambai
Periya Kovil Jeeva Samadhi - Mayiladuthurai
17) Karuvoorar
Pasupatheeswarar Temple - Karur
18) Goraknath / Korakkar
Goraknath jeeva samadhi temple north of Poigainallur
19) Thanvanthri
Jeeva samadhi
20) Pulathiyar Siddhar
Not part of the 18 Siddhars
21) Ramadevar (Yakub Siddhar)
The trail is behind Raakachi Amman temple, about 7 km trekking uphill to reach the jeeva samadhi of Ramadevar.
Alagar Malai jeeva samadhi
None of the pictures of the 18 siddhars come even close to how they really looked like and it is very difficult to find real drawings as most of them were destroyed by time or were never made. However some are available and they are mostly naked as that is how they were in real life. Below you find some examples.
Sattaimuni Siddhar (Sattainathar)
Sattaimuni Siddhar
Goraknath
Old Pratima, at Gorakhnath Temple, Odadar, Porbandar, Gujarat, India
Thirumoolar Siddhar
