18 Siddhars


18 சித்தர்கள்

18 Siddhars Tamil Nadu

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.

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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)
18 siddhars
Agastiar Siddhar temple

1) Agastiar Jeeva samadhi temple (Kumbeeswara-Temple)

Agastiar Siddhar temple

2) Agapaei (Nayanaar) Siddhar - Not part of the 18 siddhars

Tirumoolar siddhar temple

3) Tirumoolar Jeeva samadhi temple (Masilamaneeswarar temple)

Tirumoolar siddhar temple

4) Sivavakkiyar / Nandi Devar
Masilamaneeswarar temple

Sivavakkiyar / Nandi Devar temple

5) Bhogar / Boganathar
Palani hill murugan temple - Jeeva samadhi of Bhogar siddhar

Bhogar / Boganathar temple
Bhogar / Boganathar temple
Bhogar / Boganathar temple
Kumbamuni temple

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. 


Vamadevar / (Vanmeegar) Valmiki temple

7) Vamadevar / (Vanmeegar) Valmiki
Ettukudi Murugan Temple

Idaikadar temple

8) Idaikadar
Back entrance of the Annamalaiar Temple - Thiruvanamalai

Idaikadar temple

Back entrance of the temple, at the cow shed

Idaikadar temple

Jeeva samadhi of Idaikadar near the cow shed

Sathaimuni / Sathainathar temple

9) Sathaimuni / Sathainathar
Sattainathar jeeva samadhi temple in Thiruvedagam

Sathaimuni / Sathainathar temple

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.)

Kamalamuni / Kamala munivar temple

10) Kamalamuni / Kamala munivar
Thiyagarajar temple in Thiruvarur

Machamuni Siddhar temple

11) Machamuni Siddhar
Jeeva samadhi on top of the Tiruparankundram hill in Madurai

Konganar / Konganavar temple

12) Konganar / Konganavar
Jeeva samadhi - Thiruvaduthurai - 2 Km from Gomuteeswarar Temple

Pathanjali temple

13) Pathanjali
Brahmapureeswara temple in Thirupattur, 30 km from Trichy

Pathanjali samadhi

Jeeva samadhi

Pambatti temple

14) Pambatti
Sri Pambatti Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi Peetam, Sankaran Kovil

Pambatti Siddhar temple

Arulmigu Subramaniyaswami Thirukovil, downstairs

Pambatti Siddhar info
Sundaranathar

15) Sundaranathar
Meenakshi Amman temple

Sundaranathar temple
Sundaranathar samadhi

Jeeva samadhi is located on the left corner from the signboard

Kuthambai temple

16) Kuthambai
Periya Kovil Jeeva Samadhi - Mayiladuthurai

Karuvoorar temple

17) Karuvoorar
Pasupatheeswarar Temple - Karur

Goraknath temple

18) Goraknath / Korakkar
Goraknath jeeva samadhi temple north of Poigainallur

Thanvanthri temple

19) Thanvanthri
Jeeva samadhi

Pulathiyar Siddhar

20) Pulathiyar Siddhar
Not part of the 18 Siddhars

Pulathiyar Siddhar Temple Backside View
Pulathiyar Siddhar Temple Backside
Ramadevar

21) Ramadevar (Yakub Siddhar)
The trail is behind Raakachi Amman temple, about 7 km trekking uphill to reach the jeeva samadhi of Ramadevar.

Ramadevar Jeeva Samadhi

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 (Sattainathar)

Sattaimuni Siddhar nude

Sattaimuni Siddhar

Goraknath erection kundalini

Goraknath
Old Pratima, at Gorakhnath Temple, Odadar, Porbandar, Gujarat, India

Thirumoolar Siddhar

Thirumoolar Siddhar