12 Facts About the 112-feet Adiyogi Shiva Statue

On Guru Purnima, Shiva became the first Guru, imparting the yogic science to seven chosen individuals known as the Saptarishis. These enlightened sages then spread the profound knowledge of yoga across the globe, illuminating the path to spiritual awakening for countless seekers.

#1 Holds the Guinness World Record for the largest bust sculpture.

#2 Made of 500 tons of steel and is 112 feet tall.

#3 Adiyogi's statue symbolizes 112 paths to liberation.

#4 Adiyogi Divya Darshanam is a projection show about the Adiyogi's contributions.

#5 Devotees can tie black cloth to the 621 tridents around the statue.

#6 Devotees receive Adiyogi's Grace through a 2-km Adiyogi Pradakshina.

#7 Adiyogi wears the world's largest Rudraksha mala with 100,008 beads.

#8 Offering water and neem leaves to the sacred linga allows individuals to tap into its energies and experience the Grace of Adiyogi.

#9 The brass floor tiles surrounding Yogeshwar Linga exhibit intricate carvings of Adiyogi’s revered symbols, such as earrings, a crescent moon, a rudraksha bead, a neem leaf, a damaru, a bow, an axe, and a bell.

#10 The Yogeshwar Linga features the chant “Shambho” inscribed in 4 languages – Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.

#11 Consecrated black stone panels within the space surrounding the Yogeshwar Linga display sculptures of the revered Saptarishis.

#12 Adiyogi's captivating face took 2.5 years to sculpt.