✦ Tamil Siddhar

The 18 Tamil Siddhars

The eighteen Siddhars of the Tamil tradition — alchemy, Siddha medicine, and immortality.

Thirumular

Traditionally dated between the 3rd and 7th century CE, though hagiography places him far earlier

Vedic sage referenced across the Rigveda, Ramayana, and Sangam literature; regarded as immortal and timeless

Estimated 300 BCE–300 CE; associated with travels between Tamil Nadu and China

Circa 3rd–5th century CE, associated with the Kongu region of western Tamil Nadu

Legendary antiquity, linked to the Nath yogic lineage of Matsyendranath

Circa 10th–11th century CE, contemporary of the Chola dynasty

Uncertain antiquity, folk tradition places him several centuries before the common era

Legendary antiquity, associated with lotus symbolism and southern siddha lineages

Uncertain, generally dated to the medieval siddha period

Medieval period, often linked to the broader Gorakhnath yogic tradition

Medieval period, associated closely with the Palani siddha circle

Medieval period, revered particularly in the Tirumalai and Kanchipuram traditions

Traditionally dated to the Treta Yuga; author of the Ramayana

Debated, some traditions place him around the early centuries CE

Puranic antiquity, revered as Shiva's foremost devotee and gatekeeper

Medieval period, folk tradition places him around the 17th–18th century

Puranic antiquity, associated with the churning of the ocean of milk (Samudra Manthan)

Estimated 2nd century BCE, though some traditions place him earlier

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