In chikkaballapura, close to bengaluru, karnataka chief minister basavaraj bommai presented a 112-foot-tall statue of adiyogi shiva on sunday. The statue is an identical duplicate of the one found in the coimbatore isha yoga center.
At the event were sadhguru, the founder of the isha foundation, state health minister k.sudhakar, and primary and secondary education minister b.c. nagesh.
In his speech, above the ordinary, but for those who want to transcend the ordinary and connect with life's mystical element and wellspring.
It's amazing that adiyogi was discovered in so little time. It is incredible, and i want to express my gratitude to the isha foundation volunteers for their efforts," the minister stated.
At the event, which was also marked by various cultural programs and performances by isha samskriti and sounds of isha, celebrities including actors anu prabhakar, raghu mukherjee, and ashika rangnath, Attendees included the director of the movie nagathihalli chandrashekhar, the winner of season six of big boss kannada, shashi kumar, the indian cricketer veda krishnamurty, and the ex-player venkatesh prasad.
The statue of adiyogi was revealed and then a 14-minute light and sound show was projected onto it. The 'adiyogi divya darshanam' performance will start airing every evening on January 15 starting, according to a statement from the isha foundation.
Around the adiyogi statue earlier on sunday, sadhguru blessed yogeshwara linga, a representation of the five chakras in the human system. "Yogeshwara linga's presence has given adiyogi a life of his own. After naga pratistha, the consecration of the sacred naga, it is the second such consecration in the center, according to the foundation's statement.