Though pan-Indian in its religious traditions, it is deeply rooted in and adapted to Kanchi and has ensured the transmission and popularity of the Saiva tradition of Kanchi to the present day. It is illustrated with photographs taken in the temples of Kanchipuram and other sites of Tamil Nadu.
Sivajnana Siddiyar is one of the fourteen books known as Meikanda Satras which were created to explain the principles of Shaiva Siddhanta. Arunandhi Sivacharya authored this book. He was a student of Meikanda Deva who composed Shivajnana Bodham.
Mahavidhwaan Dr. C. Arunaivadivelanar's Sivajnana Sidhyar - excels in its content, style and diction. This is a reference book for those interested in Saiva philosophy.