Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Unveils Adiyogi In Sadhguru Sannidhi, Bengaluru

The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri Basavaraj Bommai, today unveiled the 112-ft face of Adiyogi, the Source of Yoga, at Sadhguru Sannidhi in Chikkaballapura near Bengaluru in the presence of Sadhguru- Founder, Isha Foundation. Minister for Health, Family Welfare, and Medical Education Dr. K Sudhakar and Karnataka Education minister Shri BC Nagesh also attended the unveiling ceremony. 

Expressing his happiness about Adiyogi coming to Karnataka, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri Basavaraj 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.” Applauding Sadhguru, the Hon’ble Chief Minister added, “He is not Sadhguru, he is ‘Sadaa-Guru’ because he is a ‘Kaalaatheetha (timeless) Guru’; his Sadhana, experience, and work are in a sense a Bhavya Darshan by itself”

“Creating powerful spaces for transformation and transcendence is to cater to those who long to rise- not for those who look up to something- (but for) those who intend to rise above the mundane and touch the magical aspect of life and its source,” said Sadhguru, expressing the need for consecrated spaces, during the unveiling of Adiyogi. 

Tweeting after the unveiling, Sadhguru said, “#Adiyogi offers All the Possibility of becoming a Conscious response to Life & creating a #ConsciousPlanet. The Future belongs to those who strive to become a Responsible & Responsive solution in the world. May you know this Joy & the Grace of Adiyogi. Love & Blessings. -Sg.”

“It is unbelievable that within a few months, Adiyogi has been unveiled,” remarked Dr. K Sudhakar, Hon’ble Minister for Health, Family Welfare, and Medical Education, while launching   ‘Adiyogi - the Source of Yoga’  a book in Kannada by Sadhguru. “It is stupendous, and my great appreciation and acknowledgments to volunteers of Isha Foundation.” 

Prominent celebrities attending the unveiling of Adiyogi included- 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 Venkatesh Prasad, former Indian cricketer. 

The unveiling progressed into a magnificent display of cultural exuberance compelling comparisons with the iconic Mahashivratri celebrations at Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore. Popular Karnataka folk dance forms Kamsale, performed by Sri Nagamale Mahdeshvaraswami Kamsale Sangha, and Dollu Kunitha enthralled the audience with their high-energy beats. Theyyam, a fire dance offered as worship by artists from Kerala, and the fascinating performances by Isha Samskriti and Sounds of Isha awestruck the audience. 

Adiyogi Divya Darshanam followed the unveiling, which is a unique 14-minute video imaging show mapped on the 112-foot Adiyogi. Starting today, the Adiyogi Divya Darshanam will be offered for all visitors every evening at the Sannidhi. 

Earlier today, Sadhguru consecrated Yogeshwara Linga near Adiyogi, a manifestation of the five chakras in the human system. 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. 

Sadhguru tweeting about the consecration said, “#YogeshwarLinga is designed to bring sheer intensity, involvement, and inclusiveness that will lead to Ultimate Union. -Sg” 

The Sadhguru Sannidhi, besides the Naga shrine, Adiyogi, and Yogeshawara Linga, will also house a Linga Bhairavi Temple, Navagraha Shrines, and two Theerthakunds or energized water bodies. It will house Isha Home School; Isha Samskirti, a school for traditional India art forms; and Isha Leadership Academy. Program spaces in the Sannidhi, similar to Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore, will allow individuals to take tangible steps toward their inner growth. 

Sadhguru Sannidhi is a part of Sadhguru’s vision to build “spiritual infrastructure” across the world that will offer “one drop of spirituality” to all of Humanity. The space will foster spiritual growth and development in individual human beings. It will offer a range of tools and technologies from the classical yogic sciences to bring harmony to mind, body, emotions and energies.