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Yogini heroines & Yogi heros

The Yoginis and Yogis of Indian tradition are all painted by Satya Moses (www.satyamoses.com). Please click the arrow and scroll down to see who they are. The brief bios are from Wikipedia and Dharmawiki.
Matsyendranātha, also known as Matsyendra, Macchindranāth, Mīnanātha and Minapa (early 10th century) was a saint and yogi in a numberHindu traditions. He is considered the revivalist of hatha yoga as well as the author of some of its earliest texts. He is also seen as the founder of the Natha sampradaya, having received the teachings from Shiva.
Gorakhnath (also known as Goraksanath (c. early 11th century) was a Hindu yogi, mahasiddha and saint who was the founder of the Nath Hindu monastic movement in India. He is considered one of the two disciples of Matsyendranath.
Jalandharnath is known as a Mahasiddha yogi and direct disciple of Shiva; some say he was Shiva himself (who entered into a dead body lying in the cemetery). Also, he is known in different traditions under different names as Jalandharipa, Haddipa, Haddipad, Hallipad, Jalandarpad, etc.
Kanipanath is recognised as one of the nine Maha Yogis of the Shaivic Navnath Sampradaya and one of the most remarkable personalities amongst the Mahasiddhas of the Vajrayana Tantrik traditions of India and Tibet. He was a prominent Siddha yogi and, at the same time, a pandit (highly learned man).
Bartharinath. The monarch-turned-ascetic Bharthari is one of the favorite folklore heroes of North India. Stories of his renunciation abound in both literary and oral traditions from Punjab to Maharashtra to Bengal. According to legend he was the uncle of Gopicand and ruler of Ujjay
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