Editing Siddhar (section)

== Siddhars ==
The [[Abithana Chintamani]] encyclopedia states that the Siddhars are of the 18 persons listed below, but [[Agastya]] states that there are many who precede and follow these. 

===The 18 Siddhars===
[[File:Mahan Sri Karuvurar.jpg|thumb|''[[Murti]]'' of Karuvurar]]

There are 18 Siddhars in the Tamil Siddha tradition:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pillai |first=M. S. Purnalingam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QIeqvcai5XQC&pg=PA264 |title=Tamil Literature |date=1994 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-0955-6 |pages=264 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Venkataramaiah |first=K. M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2pAMAQAAMAAJ |title=A Handbook of Tamil Nadu |date=1996 |publisher=International School of Dravidian Linguistics |isbn=978-81-85692-20-3 |pages=139 |language=en}}</ref>
# [[Nandi (Hinduism)|Nandi]]
# [[Tirumular]]
# [[Agastya]]
# Kamalamuni (identified with [[Kalangi Nathar]] and/or [[Confucius]])
# [[Patanjali]]
# [[Korakkar]] 
# {{ill|Sundaranandar|ta|சுந்தரானந்தர்}}
# {{ill|Konganar|ta|கொங்கணர்}}
# {{ill|Sattaimuni|ta|சட்டைமுனி}}
# Vanmikar ([[Valmiki]])
# {{ill|Ramadevar|ta|இராமதேவ சித்தர்}}
# [[Dhanvantari]]
# [[Idaikaadar]]
# Machamuni (identified with [[Matsyendranatha]])
# [[Karuvurar]]
# [[Bogar]] (identified with [[Laozi]]<ref name="Bhoganathar">{{cite web | title=Siddha Bhoganāthar: An Oceanic Life Story |url=http://palani.org/bhogar-biography.htm | website=palani.org}}</ref>)
# [[Pambatti Siddhar|Pambatti]]
# {{ill|Kuthambai|ta|குதம்பைச்சித்தர்}}

Apart from the 18 Siddhars listed above, there is another list of 18 Siddhars who represent the 9 Navagrahas (with two Siddhars representing each Navagraha). All navagraha doshas and pariharams are performed to the Siddhars as Siddhar Velvi (Siddhar havan). The details of the 18 Siddhars who represent the 9 Navagrahas are as follows:{{Uncited|date=April 2024}}

# Sivavakkiyar - Moon
# Kambili - Moon
# Bhogar - Mars
# Kagabhujanga - Jupiter
# Sri Pullipani Siddhar - Mars
# Sattaimuni - Kethu
# Sri Agapai Siddhar - Jupiter
# Alugani - Rahu
# Kudambai - Kethu
# Vallalar - Mercury
# Edaikaddar - Mercury
# Pattinathar - Sun
# Kaduvelli - Sun
# Kanjamalai  - Venus
# Sennimalai - Venus
# Kapilar - Saturn
# Karuvurar - Saturn
# Pampatti - Rahu