NATIONAL, 15 JANUARY, 2023 (GPN): The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai along with Karnataka Minister Dr. K Sudhakar and Sadhguru on January 15, unveiled the iconic face of Adiyogi. The face of Adiyogi is said to be the source of Yoga. The statue is an exact replica of the one at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore.
Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh and other chief Dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
The height of the ‘Adiyogi’ unveiled is 112 feet bust of Shiva’. The unveiling was done at the Isha Foundation premises at the base of Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapura district. The Ashram has been set up to promote Indian art, culture and spiritual traditions.
Expressing his happiness about the Adiyogi statue in Karnataka, CM Bommai said, “Adiyogi will inspire people for a very long time; I have been to Coimbatore too and if we just see Adiyogi for a few seconds, we realize a lot of things and experience deep states.”
Adiyogi – the Source of Yoga, a book in Kannada by Sadhguru, was launched at the event by Health Minister Sudhakar.
“It is unbelievable that within a few months Adiyogi has been unveiled. It is stupendous, and my great appreciation and acknowledgments to volunteers of Isha Foundation,” the minister said.
Celebrities including actors Anu Prabhakar, Raghu Mukherjee, and Ashika Rangnath; movie director Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar; Big Boss Kannada season six winner, Shashi Kumar; Indian cricketer Veda Krishnamurty and former player Venkatesh Prasad attended the event marked by bountiful various cultural programmes and performances by Isha Samskriti and Sounds of Isha.
The unveiling of Adiyogi was followed by a 14-minute light and sound show mapped on the statue. The show titled ‘Adiyogi Divya Darshanam’ will be held every evening starting January 15, the Isha Foundation said in a statement.
Earlier on Sunday, Sadhguru consecrated Yogeshwara Linga, a manifestation of the five chakras in the human system, near the Adiyogi statue. “With the presence of the Yogeshwara Linga, Adiyogi has become a living entity. It is the second such consecration in the center after Naga Pratistha, the consecration of the Sacred Naga,” the foundation said in its statement.Ends
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