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SathuraGiri Siddhars
Sathuragiri is home to many Siddhas. Many Siddhas, both formless and with form, perform their
penance in Sathuragiri. Below is a list of 18 (eighteen) eminent Siddhas according to South
Indian tradition. You can also find details related to Siddhas (including Siddhas listed below and
also other Siddhas) in the home page, under section Prominent Siddhas.

1. Agasthiyar
2. Nandi Devar
3. Thirumoolar
4. Bogar
5. Konkanavar
6. Machamuni
7. Gorakhnathar
8. Sattaimuni
9. Sundaranandar
10. Ramadevar
11. Kudambai
12. Karuvoorar
13. Idaikadar
14. Kamalamuni
15. Valmiki
16. Pathanjali
17. Dhanvanthiri
18. Pambatti

Sri Agasthiyar
Name
Place of
Life
Guru
Samathi
Duration
Agasthiyar Anandasayana 4-Yugas, Shiva
48 Days

Disciples

Contributions

Bogar
Medicine
Babaji
Kayakalpa
Thiruvalluvar Tamil Grammar
Machamuni Yoga

Sri Agasthiyar is one of the 18 yoga siddhas who have initiated many siddhas
including kriya guru Babaji. He was initiated directly by Lord Shiva himself
and his works include medicine, kaya kalpa, Tamil grammar and yoga. Some
of his disciples are Boganathar, Babaji, Thiruvalluvar, Macchamuni. He has

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attained samadhi at Ananthasayana.

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Sri Nandi Devar
Name Place of
Samathi
Nandi Kasi
Devar (Benares)

Life
Guru
Duration
700
Shiva
Years,
32 Days

Disciples

Contributions

Thirumoolar
Medicine
Pathanjali
Kaya Kalpa
DakshinaMoorthy Yoga
Romarishi
Alchemy
Sattaimuni
Natural sciences
Philosophy

Nandi Devar is one of the foremost of the 18 yoga siddhas. He has been
directly initiated by Lord Shiva himself and some of his contributions include
medicine, kaya kalpa & Alchemy. Some of his eminent disciples are
Thirumoolar, Patanjali, Dakshinamoorthy, Romarishi (Kayilay
Kambilisattamuni) & Sattaimuni.
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Sri Thirumoolar
Name
Place of
Life
Guru
Samathi
Duration
Thirumoolar Chidambaram 3000
Nandi
Years,
13 Days

Disciples Contributions
Philosophy
Yoga

Thirumoolar is one of the 18 yoga siddhas. He has been initiated by Nandi

Devar and his contributions include works in yoga and philosophy. His
'Thirumandiram' work is very popular among his works. He has attained
samadhi in Chidambaram.
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Sri Bogar
Name
Bogar (or)
Bhoganathar

Place of
Samathi
Palani

Life
Duration
300
Years,
18 Days

Guru

Disciples

Contributions

Agasthiyar Babaji
Yoga
Kalangi Konkanavar Kaya Kalpa
Nathar
Karuvoorar Medicine
Pulipani
Alchemy
Idaikadar Natural sciences
Philosophy

Bognathar who is also known as the Palani Malai Siddhar is one among the
18 yoga siddhas. He was initiated by Kalanginathar and Agastyar. He is a
great alchemist of all times. His contributions include yoga, kaya kalpa,

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medicine, alchemy, natural sciences, philosophy etc. He is the one who has
created and installed the idol of Lord Muruga in Palani malai temple. Till now
even after ages, the composition of the idol has been a mystery to all scientists
around the world. His disciples include Babaji, Konkanavar, Karuvoorar,
Pulipani and Idaikadar.
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Sri Konkanavar
Name
Place of
Samathi
Konkanavar Thirupathi

Life
Guru
Duration
800
Bogar
Years,
16 Days

Disciples Contributions
557 25 known works
Disciples in
Medicine
Yoga
Religion
Philosophy

Konkanavar is one of the 18 yoga siddhas initiated by Boganathar. His

contributions include 25 known works in medicine, yoga, philosophy, religion
etc. He has over 557 disciples. He has attained samadhi at Tirupati.
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Sri Machamuni
Name
Place of Samathi

Life
Guru
Disciples
Duratio
n
Machamu Thirupparankundra 300
Agasthiyar Gorakhnath
ni
m
Years, Punnakeesa ar
62 Days r
Pasundar

Contribution
s
10 known
works in
Tantric
Yoga
Hatha Yoga

Machamuni who is also known as Matsyendranath is one of the 18 yoga

siddhas. He has been initiated by Agasthiyar, Punnakeesar and Pasundar. Some
of his contributions include 10 known works on Hatha yoga, Tantric yoga
practices etc. Gorakhnathar is one of his eminent disciples. He has attained
samadhi at Thiruparrunkundram.
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Sri Gorakhnathar (Gorakkar)

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Name

Place of
Samathi
Gorakhnathar Poyur
(Girnar)

Life
Duration
880
Years,
32 Days

Guru

Disciples Contributions

Dattatreyar Nagarjuna "Avadhuta

(Vishnu)
Gita" and
Machamuni
13 other works
Allama
in
Prabu
Order of
Ascetics
Medicine
Alchemy
Hatha Yoga
Pradipika
classic

Gorakhnathar is one of the 18 yoga siddhas in the 'nath' tradition. He was

initiated by Dattatreya (Vishnu), Macchamuni and Allama Prabu. Some of his
contributions include "Avadhuta Gita" and 13 other works, order of ascetics,
medicine, alchemy, Hatha Yoga Pradipika classic etc. He has attained
samadhi at Poyur (Girnar).
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Sri Sattaimuni
Name
Place of
Samathi

Life
Duratio
n
Sattaimun Sriranga 880
i
m
Years,
14 Days

Guru

Disciples

Contribution
s

Nandi
Sundarananda 46 known
Dakshinamoorth r
works in
y
Paambatti
Medicine
Alchemy

Sattaimuni is one of the 18 yoga siddhas and was initiated by Nandi Devar &
Dakshinamoorthy. His contributions include 46 known works in medicine,
alchemy & etc. His disciples include Sundaranandar and Paambatti. He has
attained samadhi at Srirangam.
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Sri Sundaranandar
Name
Place of
Samathi
Sundaranandar Madurai

Life
Guru
Disciples Contributions
Duration
880
Sattaimuni
24 known works
Years, Konkanavar
in
28 Days
Medicine
Philosophy

Sundaranandar is one of the 18 yoga siddhas. He was initiated by Sattaimuni

& Konkanavar. Some of his contributions include 24 known works: medicine,

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philosophy etc. He has attained samadhi at Kudal (Madurai).

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Sri Ramadevar (Yacob)
Name
Place of
Life
Guru
Disciples Contributions
Samathi
Duration
Ramadevar Alagar
Pulastiyar Sattaimuni 24 known works
(Yacop) Malai
Karuvoorar Konkanavar in
Medicine
Mantra sastra
Ramadevar is one of the 18 yoga siddhas. He was initiated by Pulastiyar and
Karuvoorar. He is also known as the mandira siddhar. Some of his works
include 24 known works: mantra shastra, medicine etc. He has attained
samadhi at Alagar Malai.
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Sri Kudambai
Name
Place of
Life
Guru
Disciples Contributions
Samathi
Duration
Kudambai Mayavaram Alukkani Siddha
Siddhar
Philosophy
(disciple of
Idaikadar)
Kudambai is one of the 18 yoga siddhas, initiated by Alukkani Siddha
(disciple of Idai Kadar). Kudamabi siddhar's contributions included siddha
philosophy. His place of samadhi has been Mayavaram.
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Sri Karuvoorar
Name
Place of
Samathi
Karuvoorar Karuvai
(Karur)

Life
Guru
Duration
300
Bhogar
Years,
42 days

Disciples Contributions
Idaikadar Construction of
Tanjore Temple
Many works in
Medicine

Karuvoorar is one of the 18 yoga siddhas. He was one of the eminient

disciples of Bhoganathar after being initiated by him. He is popular for his
contribution in constructing the Tanjore temple and other medicinal works.
IdaiKadar is one of his eminent disciples. He has attained samadhi at Karuvai
(karur).
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Sri Idaikadar

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Name

Place of Samathi Life

Guru
Disciples Contributions
Duration
Idaikadar Thiruvannamalai 600
Bhogar
Kudambai Two known
Years,
Karuvoorar Alukkani works in Kaya
18 days
Kalpa
Idaikadar is one of the 18 yoga siddhas. He was initiated by both Bhoganathar
and Karuvoorar. His contributions include two known works in kaya kalpa.
He attained samadhi at Thiruvannamalai. Some of his disciples are Kudambai
and Alukkani.
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Sri Kamalamuni
Name
Place of
Samathi
Kamalamuni Aarur
(Tiruvarum)

Life
Guru
Disciples Contributions
Duration
4000
Bhogar
Kudambai Two known
Years,
Karuvoorar Alukkani works in
48 days
Medicine &
Philosophy

Kamalamuni is one of the 18 yoga siddhas. He has attained samadhi at Aarur

(Tiruvarum). His contributions include two known works on medicine and
philosophy.
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Sri Valmiki
Name Place of
Samathi
Valmiki Ettikudi

Life
Guru
Duration
700 Years, Naradar
32 days

Disciples Contributions
-

Recorded the epic

work: The
Ramayana

Valmiki is one of the 18 yoga siddhas. He was initiated by the great sage
Narada. He is very much known for recording the epic work 'The Ramayana'.
He has attained samadhi at Ettikudi.
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Sri Pathanjali
Name
Place of
Life
Guru
Samathi
Duration
Pathanjali Rameshwaram 5 Yugas, Nandi
7 days

Disciples Contributions
-

The yoga classic:

Pathanjali Yoga
Sutra

Pathanjali is one of the 18 yoga siddhas. He was initiated by Nandi Devar. He

is known for his works on yoga sutras classic. He has attained samadhi at

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Rameswaram. He is also known as father of yoga.

Sri Dhanvanthri
Name
Place of
Life
Guru
Samathi
Duration
Dhanvanthri Vaideeswaran 800
Koil, near
Years,
Chidambaram 32 days

Disciples Contributions
-

22 Known works
in
Medicine
Alchemy
Kaya Kalpa

Dhanvanthri is one of the 18 yoga siddhas. He is known for his contributions

on medicine, alchemy, kaya kalpa, 22 known works. He has attained samadhi
at Vaideeswaran Kovil.
Sri Pambatti (Paambatti)
Name Place of
Life
Guru
Disciples Contributions
Samathi
Duration
Pambatti Hari
123 Years, Sattaimuni Siddha Philosophy
Sankaran
32 days
Kovil
Pambatti is one of the 18 yoga siddhas. He was initiated by Sattaimuni. His
contributions includeworks in siddha philosophy. He has attained samadhi at
Harisankaran kovil. He was originally a snake charmer before he met his guru
Sattaimuni. Later after being initiated by his guru, due to his intense sadhana
he has became a siddha.