Adiyogi Shiva bust

Adiyogi statue
Adiyogi Shiva statue in Coimbatore, 2018
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10°58′21″N 76°44′26″E / 10.972416°N 76.740602°E / 10.972416; 76.740602 (Adiyogi (Isha Yoga Center, India))
LocationIsha Yoga Center, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
DesignerSadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Typebust
MaterialSteel
Width25 m (82 ft)
Height34 m (112 ft)
Visitors2.19 Million (in 2021–2022)
Completion date24 February 2017
Dedicated toShiva as Adiyogi

The Adiyogi Shiva bust is a 34-metre tall (112 ft), 45-metre long (147 ft) and 25-metre wide (82 ft) steel bust of Shiva with Thirunamam at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. It is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the "Largest Bust Sculpture” in the world.[1][2] Designed by Sadhguru, the founder and head of the Isha Foundation, the statue weighs around 500 tonnes (490 long tons; 550 short tons).[3]

Adiyogi refers to Shiva as the first yogi.[4] It was established to inspire people towards inner well-being through yoga.

Description

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"This face is not a deity or temple, this is an iconic inspiration. In pursuit of the divine, you don't have to look up because it is not somewhere else. Each of the 112 possibilities is a method to experience the divine within you. You just have to pick one. [...] The idea is not to build one more monument but to use it as a galvanizing force towards self-transformation."

Sadhguru on the purpose of the statue.[5]

Adiyogi is located at the Isha Yoga Centre. Its height, 112 ft, symbolizes the 112 possibilities to attain to moksha (liberation) that are mentioned in yogic culture, and also the 112 chakras in the human system.[5][3] A linga named Yogeshwar Linga was consecrated and placed in front of the statue.[6] The Indian Ministry of Tourism has included the statue in its official Incredible India tourism campaign.[7] It is also the venue of a light and sound show about Shiva as a yogi, inaugurated by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind.[8]

Inauguration

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Adiyogi was inaugurated on 24 February 2017 by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri. He also launched a companion book, Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga, written by Sadhguru. To mark the unveiling of the statue, the song "Adiyogi – The Source of Yoga" was released by the Isha Foundation, sung by Kailash Kher, with lyrics by Prasoon Joshi.[9]

Another 6.4-metre (21 ft) statue of Adiyogi was unveiled in Tennessee, US in 2015 by the Isha Foundation, as part of a 2,800 m2 (30,000 sq ft) yoga studio.[10]

Adiyogi Divya Darshanam

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Adiyogi Divya Darshanam is 3D laser show, narrating the story of the Adiyogi and how the science of yoga was given to human beings.[11] It was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind on Mahashivratri in 2019.[12] It is a 14 minute light and sound show, projected upon the Adiyogi Statue.

In 2020, it won the Mondo*dr EMEA & APAC Award for Technology in Entertainment in the House of Worship category.[13][14]

Adiyogi Divya Darshanam happening Daily at 7 PM IST.

Other Adiyogi Shiva statues

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In January, 2014, Jaggi Vasudev announced his desire to put Adiyogi Shiva statues in each of the Four Corners of India.[15]

A 112-Feet Adiyogi Shiva Statue at Chikkaballapur was inaugurated on 15th Jan 2023. The statue is set up along with eight Navagraha temples along with Bhairavi Temple at the Isha Yoga Centre at Chikkaballapur, Karnataka.[16]

On 30 August 2022, Vasudev visited Pura Mahadev [hi], Baghpat. The Isha foundation desired to get land on lease for a Sanskrit School, Yoga Centre and a 68 m (242 ft) Adiyogi Shiva statue.[17] The statue will be built near the banks of the Hindon River located near Pura Mahadev and Hariya Kheda, Uttar Pradesh.[18]

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  • View from above
    View from above
  • Back of the bust
    Back of the bust

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 'Aadiyogi bust' declared world's largest by Guinness Book of World Archived 13 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Hindustan Times, 12 May 2017.
  2. ^ Vincenzo Berghella, Chennai and Coimbatore, India Archived 27 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine, Page 68.
  3. ^ a b "Shiva as Adiyogi". Mathrubhumi. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ Sadhguru (2017). Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga. India: HarperCollins. p. 2. ISBN 9789352643929.
  5. ^ a b "PM Narendra Modi to unveil first 112 feet Shiva idol at Isha Foundation". The Indian Express. Chennai. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  6. ^ Sadhguru (3 July 2012). "The first Guru is born". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Maha Shivratri 2017: PM Modi unveils 112-foot Shiva statue in Coimbatore". Daily News Analysis. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. ^ Swaroop, Vishnu (5 March 2019). "A night that lit up thousand minds | Coimbatore News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Prasoon Joshi and Kher Collaborate". RadioAndMusic. 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. ^ "21-foot statue of Adiyogi unveiled and consecrated in Tennessee". India Post News - Breaking and Latest News Worldwide - Indian Diaspora. India Post. 6 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  11. ^ "12 Things You Probably Didn't Know About 112-ft Adiyogi". Isha Sadhguru. 21 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  12. ^ Team, DNA Web. "Adi-yogi allows humans to evolve beyond their limitations: President Kovind on Maha Shivaratri *Now Adiyogi DhivaDharshan Happening Daily at 7 PM IST.* | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Adiyogi Divya Darshanam Wins Prestigious Global Award". Isha Sadhguru. 12 May 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Adiyogi Divya Darshanam, Isha Yoga Centre – EMEA & APAC". Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  15. ^ "112-foot Adiyogis in 4 Corners of India". isha.sadhguru.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  16. ^ "112-Ft Shiva Statue, Navagraha Temples in the Works: Isha Foundation's 2nd Centre Opens in Karnataka". News18. 9 October 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  17. ^ "ड्रीम प्रोजेक्ट के लिए बागपत पहुंचे ईशा फॉउंडेशन के संस्थापक जग्गी वासुदेव". Hindustan (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  18. ^ "संस्कृत विवि और योग केंद्र की जमीन से काटे जाएंगे पेड़". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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