12th May 2017, Coimbatore: The face of Adiyogi – the Source of Yoga, has been listed as the largest bust in the world by Guinness World Record. This iconic statue located in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu is 112 feet tall and attracts thousands of people every day.
Describing Adiyogi, the Guinness World Record states, “The largest sculpture is 34.24 m (112 ft 4.0 in) high, 24.99 m (81 ft 11.8 in) wide and 44.90 m (147 ft 3.7 in) long, built by Isha Foundation (India), in Tamil Nadu, India, as verified on 11 March 2017.”
This is the second time Isha has accomplished a Guinness record. Isha Foundation already has a Guinness certificate for planting 852,587 saplings on 17th October 2006.
At the inauguration of this mammoth sculpture on February 24, Sadhguru, Founder of Isha Foundation, said that it took about 2.5 years to design the face, but the dedicated volunteers built it up in just 8 months time.
This face is an iconic inspiration. It will inspire people to turn inwards for self-transformation. 112 feet is to symbolise the 112 methods of self-transformation that the first Yogi offered. Adiyogi or the first yogi is the originator of yoga. According to yogic culture, he was the one who first put this seed into the human mind that one can evolve if willing to strive."
Three more such statues of the 112 feet Adiyogi are expected to come up in three different corners of the country soon.
Guinness World Record listing - http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/458751-largest-bust-sculpture
Describing Adiyogi, the Guinness World Record states, “The largest sculpture is 34.24 m (112 ft 4.0 in) high, 24.99 m (81 ft 11.8 in) wide and 44.90 m (147 ft 3.7 in) long, built by Isha Foundation (India), in Tamil Nadu, India, as verified on 11 March 2017.”
This is the second time Isha has accomplished a Guinness record. Isha Foundation already has a Guinness certificate for planting 852,587 saplings on 17th October 2006.
At the inauguration of this mammoth sculpture on February 24, Sadhguru, Founder of Isha Foundation, said that it took about 2.5 years to design the face, but the dedicated volunteers built it up in just 8 months time.
This face is an iconic inspiration. It will inspire people to turn inwards for self-transformation. 112 feet is to symbolise the 112 methods of self-transformation that the first Yogi offered. Adiyogi or the first yogi is the originator of yoga. According to yogic culture, he was the one who first put this seed into the human mind that one can evolve if willing to strive."
Three more such statues of the 112 feet Adiyogi are expected to come up in three different corners of the country soon.
Guinness World Record listing - http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/458751-largest-bust-sculpture