Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled the 112-foot bust of ‘Adiyogi’ or Lord Shiva built by an NGO Isha Foundation in Coimbatore. He visited Isha yoga centre where he attended the Pancha Bhuta Aradhna function. After this function, Mr Modi inaugurated the metallic statue face of Lord Shiva.
Lauding the practice of Yoga, the Prime Minister said, it has transcended from generations. Mr Modi said, it is popularly known that the journey of man from soul to Shiva is Yoga. He said, it is old, yet new. Though static, it is always evolving.
The NGO Isha Foundation said, the iconic 112-ft face of the first yogi was consecrated in celebration of the 112 methods that Lord Shiva offered towards self transformation.