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{{Short description|Outdoor statue in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{italic title|string=Adiyogi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox monument
|monument_name = ''Adiyogi'' statue
|image = Adiyogi Shiva steel burst 2018.jpg
|image_size = 250px
|caption = Adiyogi Shiva statue in [[Coimbatore]], 2018
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 13
|location = Isha Yoga Center, [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu, India
|designer = [[Sadhguru|Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev]]
|type = [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]]
|material = [[Steel]]
|length =
|width = {{cvt|82|ft|m|order=flip}}
|height = {{cvt|112|ft|m|order=flip}}
|visitors_num = 2.19 Million
|visitors_year = 2021–2022
|begin =
|complete = 24 February 2017
|open =
|dedicated_to = [[Shiva]]
|coordinates = {{coord|10.972416|N|76.740602|E|format=dms|type:landmark_region:IN_scale:10000|name=Adiyogi (Isha Yoga Center, India)|display=inline,title}}
}}

The '''''Adiyogi'' Shiva bust''' is a {{Convert|112|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall|order=flip}}, {{Convert|147|ft|m|adj=mid|-long|order=flip}} and {{Convert|25|m|ft|adj=mid|-wide}} steel bust of [[Shiva]] with [[Thirunamam]] at [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is recognized by the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the "Largest [[Bust (sculpture)|Bust]] Sculpture” in the world.<ref name=bust1>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/adiyogi-bust-declared-world-s-largest-by-guinness-book-of-world-records/story-3lqACHP7TUSz7Y8JklnxqM.html 'Aadiyogi bust' declared world's largest by Guinness Book of World] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413223042/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/adiyogi-bust-declared-world-s-largest-by-guinness-book-of-world-records/story-3lqACHP7TUSz7Y8JklnxqM.html |date=13 April 2021 }}, [[Hindustan Times]], 12 May 2017.</ref><ref name=bust2>Vincenzo Berghella, [https://books.google.com/books?id=cqdSDwAAQBAJ&dq=Guinness+World+Records+recognizes+the+statue+as+the+%22Largest+Bust+Sculpture%E2%80%9D+in+the+world.&pg=PA68 Chennai and Coimbatore, India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427182334/https://books.google.com/books?id=cqdSDwAAQBAJ&dq=Guinness+World+Records+recognizes+the+statue+as+the+%22Largest+Bust+Sculpture%E2%80%9D+in+the+world.&pg=PA68 |date=27 April 2023 }}, Page 68.</ref> Designed by [[Sadhguru]], the founder and head of the [[Isha Foundation]], the statue weighs around {{Convert|500|t}}.<ref name="MB">{{cite news|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/columns/jaggi-vasudev/shiva-as-adiyogi-sadhguru-jaggi-vasudev-1.1737657|title=Shiva as Adiyogi|newspaper=Mathrubhumi|date=17 February 2017|access-date=27 February 2017|archive-date=24 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224020751/http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/columns/jaggi-vasudev/shiva-as-adiyogi-sadhguru-jaggi-vasudev-1.1737657|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Adiyogi'' refers to Shiva as the first yogi.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sadhguru |title=Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |year=2017 |isbn=9789352643929 |location=India |pages=2 |language=}}</ref> It was established to inspire people towards inner well-being through [[yoga]].

== Description ==
{{quote box|width=19em|border=1px|bgcolor=#FFEFD5|quote="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."|author=Sadhguru on the purpose of the statue.<ref name="IE1"/>}}

''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.<ref name="IE1">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/isha-foundation-narendra-modi-112-feet-shiva-idols-in-india-4536763/|title=PM Narendra Modi to unveil first 112 feet Shiva idol at Isha Foundation|date=24 February 2017|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=27 February 2017|location=Chennai|archive-date=26 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226061438/http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/isha-foundation-narendra-modi-112-feet-shiva-idols-in-india-4536763/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MB"/> A [[Lingam|linga]] named ''Yogeshwara Linga'' was consecrated and placed in front of the statue.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sadhguru|title=The first Guru is born|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=3 July 2012|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/edit-page/The-first-Guru-is-born/articleshow/14613783.cms|access-date=9 March 2017|archive-date=12 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812234836/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/edit-page/The-first-Guru-is-born/articleshow/14613783.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The Indian [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Ministry of Tourism]] has included the statue in its official [[Incredible India]] tourism campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-maha-shivratri-2017-pm-modi-unveils-112-foot-statue-in-coimbatore-hails-health-benefits-of-yoga-2333914|title=Maha Shivratri 2017: PM Modi unveils 112-foot Shiva statue in Coimbatore|date=24 February 2017|newspaper=Daily News Analysis|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302015105/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-maha-shivratri-2017-pm-modi-unveils-112-foot-statue-in-coimbatore-hails-health-benefits-of-yoga-2333914|url-status=live}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/a-night-that-lit-up-thousand-minds/articleshow/68262177.cms|title=A night that lit up thousand minds {{!}} Coimbatore News - Times of India|last=Swaroop|first=Vishnu|website=The Times of India|date=5 March 2019|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05|archive-date=22 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222185408/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/a-night-that-lit-up-thousand-minds/articleshow/68262177.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Inauguration ==
''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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/170223-prasoon-joshi-and-kailash-kher-collaborate|title=Prasoon Joshi and Kher Collaborate|access-date=5 March 2017|date=23 February 2017|work=RadioAndMusic|archive-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302194313/http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/170223-prasoon-joshi-and-kailash-kher-collaborate|url-status=live}}</ref>

Another {{Convert|21|ft|adj=on|order=flip}} statue of Adiyogi was unveiled in [[Tennessee]], US in 2015 by the Isha Foundation, as part of a {{cvt|30,000|sqft|sqm|order=flip}} yoga studio.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiapost.com/21foot-statue-of-adiyogi-unveiled-and-consecrated-in-tennessee/|title=21-foot statue of Adiyogi unveiled and consecrated in Tennessee|newspaper=India Post News - Breaking and Latest News Worldwide - Indian Diaspora|publisher=India Post|date=6 October 2015|access-date=6 March 2017|archive-date=3 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303043059/http://www.indiapost.com/21foot-statue-of-adiyogi-unveiled-and-consecrated-in-tennessee/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Adiyogi Divya Darshanam ==
Adiyogi Divya Darshanam is a 3D laser show, narrating the story of the Adiyogi and how the science of yoga was given to human beings.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-21|title=12 Things You Probably Didn't Know About 112-ft Adiyogi|url=https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/blog/article/12-things-about-112-ft-adiyogi|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Isha Sadhguru|language=en|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804233228/https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/blog/article/12-things-about-112-ft-adiyogi|url-status=live}}</ref> It was inaugurated by the then [[President of India]], [[Ram Nath Kovind]], on [[Maha Shivaratri]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=DNA Web|title=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|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/photo-gallery-adi-yogi-allows-humans-to-evolve-beyond-their-limitations-president-kovind-on-maha-shivaratri-2726461|access-date=2020-10-31|website=DNA India|language=en|archive-date=6 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106214714/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/photo-gallery-adi-yogi-allows-humans-to-evolve-beyond-their-limitations-president-kovind-on-maha-shivaratri-2726461|url-status=live}}</ref> It is a [[light and sound show]] projected upon the Adiyogi Statue that lasts 14 minutes.

In 2020, it won the Mondo*dr EMEA & APAC Award for Technology in Entertainment in the House of Worship category.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-12|title=Adiyogi Divya Darshanam Wins Prestigious Global Award|url=https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/blog/article/adiyogi-divya-darshanam-wins-prestigious-global-award|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Isha Sadhguru|language=en|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804205637/https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/blog/article/adiyogi-divya-darshanam-wins-prestigious-global-award|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adiyogi Divya Darshanam, Isha Yoga Centre – EMEA & APAC |url=https://mondodrawards.com/2021/portfolio/adiyogi-divya-darshanam-isha-yoga-centre/ |access-date=2020-10-31 |language=en-GB |archive-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201040427/https://mondodrawards.com/2021/portfolio/adiyogi-divya-darshanam-isha-yoga-centre/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Adiyogi Divya Darshanam happening Daily at 7 PM IST.

== Other Adiyogi Shiva statues ==
In January, 2014, [[Sadhguru|Jaggi Vasudev]] announced his desire to put Adiyogi Shiva statues in each of the [[Four Corners of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=112-foot Adiyogis in 4 Corners of India |url=https://isha.sadhguru.org/mahashivratri/shiva/112-foot-adiyogis-4-corners-india/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=isha.sadhguru.org |language=en |archive-date=30 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130061136/https://isha.sadhguru.org/mahashivratri/shiva/112-foot-adiyogis-4-corners-india/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A 112-Feet Adiyogi Shiva Statue at [[Chikkaballapura district|Chikkaballapura]] 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 [[Chikkaballapura district|Chikkaballapur]], [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-09 |title=112-Ft Shiva Statue, Navagraha Temples in the Works: Isha Foundation's 2nd Centre Opens in Karnataka |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/112-feet-shiva-statue-navagraha-temples-in-the-works-isha-foundations-second-centre-opens-in-karnataka-6128731.html |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201040420/https://www.news18.com/news/india/112-feet-shiva-statue-navagraha-temples-in-the-works-isha-foundations-second-centre-opens-in-karnataka-6128731.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 30 August 2022, Vasudev visited {{ill|Pura Mahadev|hi|पुरामहादेव_मंदिर}}, [[Bagpat district|Bagpat]]. The [[Isha Foundation|Isha foundation]] desired to get land on lease for a Sanskrit School, Yoga Centre and a 68 m (242 ft) Adiyogi Shiva statue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ड्रीम प्रोजेक्ट के लिए बागपत पहुंचे ईशा फॉउंडेशन के संस्थापक जग्गी वासुदेव |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/bagpat/story-jaggi-vasudev-founder-of-isha-foundation-reached-baghpat-for-dream-project-7008951.html |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Hindustan |language=hindi |archive-date=30 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130061126/https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/bagpat/story-jaggi-vasudev-founder-of-isha-foundation-reached-baghpat-for-dream-project-7008951.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The statue will be built near the banks of the [[Hindon River]] located near Pura Mahadev and Hariya Kheda, [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=संस्कृत विवि और योग केंद्र की जमीन से काटे जाएंगे पेड़ |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/baghpat/trees-will-be-cut-from-the-land-of-sanskrit-university-and-yoga-center-baghpat-news-mrt6096154149 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi |archive-date=30 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130061126/https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/baghpat/trees-will-be-cut-from-the-land-of-sanskrit-university-and-yoga-center-baghpat-news-mrt6096154149 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow="5" widths="150">
File:Event at Adiyogi Shiva centre.jpg|alt=
File:Adiyogi-8-Isha yoga centre-coimbatore-India.jpg|Back of the bust
File:View from bottom.jpg|View from bottom
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Hinduism}}
* [[List of the tallest statues in India]]
* [[List of tallest statues|List of tallest statues in the world]]
* [[List of tallest freestanding structures]]
* [[List of colossal sculpture in situ]]
* [[New7Wonders of the World|New Seven Wonders of the World]]
* [[List of statues]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{YouTube|vC7HP7SFD1Q|"Aerial view via drone"}}

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EJDTimmy2065 at 02:02, 26 January 2026