Honourable President Ram Nath Kovind to be the Chief Guest at MahashivaRatri celebrations at Isha

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This year will mark the 25th year of MahashivaRatri celebrations at Isha Foundation.

President of India Shri. Ram Nath Kovind will be the Chief Guest at the 25th year MahashivaRatri celebrations at Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore.

The largest MahashivaRatri event in the world will be celebrated at Isha on 4th March this year.  The President will visit the Dhyanalinga, the Linga Bhairavi Devi as well as the Suryakund, an energized water body that can enhance one’s receptivity, before proceeding to Adiyogi where the MahashivaRatri event will unfold. The President will participate in the Pancha Bhuta Aradhana at the Dhyanalinga, a ritual to cleanse the five elements (earth, fire, water, wind and the limitless space) which can establish the well-being of the body and the mind and can shape the body to become a stepping stone for one’s ultimate well-being.

The President of India will join Sadhguru, Founder, Isha Foundation in paying tributes to the martyrs of Pulwama by planting saplings at the Isha Yoga Center.

 

Isha is celebrating the 25th year of MahashivaRatri in the presence of Adiyogi, unveiled during the 2017 MahashivaRatri celebrations by Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi. The 25th year event is expected to be bigger and grander than ever before with several well-known artists performing through the night. Musical performances by Amit Trivedi, Hariharan, Karthik and other popular artists including drummers from Azerbaijan, classical dance performances, folk art and culture and meditation sessions are part of the nightlong festivities planned at Isha Yoga Center. Sounds of Isha, the in-house Isha music group will also perform at the event. The highlight of the event is the powerful midnight meditation session with Sadhguru.  Planetary forces on the night create a natural upsurge of energy in the human system; this is said to peak at midnight. Annadanam or an offering of food to all those who participate at Isha is another major highlight of MahashivaRatri at the Yoga Center.

Millions of people from around the world are expected to participate in this year’s MahashivaRatri either in person or virtually through live streams. Over 100 television and web channels including English and regional language channels will relay the event live from 6 p.m. on 4th March to 6 a.m. on 5th March.

On the significance of MahashivaRatri, Sadhguru says “When we say Shivaratri, which is the darkest night of the month, it is an opportunity for one to dissolve their limitedness, to experience the unboundedness of the source of creation which is the seed in every human being. MahashivaRatri is an opportunity and a possibility to bring yourself to that experience of the boundlessness within every human being, which is the source of all creation.”

In the yogic culture, Shiva is not known as a God, but as the Adiyogi or the first yogi – the originator of yoga.  “Adiyogi brought this possibility that a human being need not be contained in the defined limitations of our species. He said, ‘You can evolve beyond your present limitations if you do the necessary work upon yourself.’ That is the significance of the Adiyogi,” says Sadhguru.

MahashivaRatri is considered to be spiritually the most auspicious of all Indian festivals. On this night, the northern hemisphere of the planet is positioned such that there is a natural upsurge of energy in the human system, pushing one towards their spiritual peak. It is therefore considered important to stay awake with the spine erect to benefit from this natural upsurge of energy. The forces of the night are agnostic to faith or religion making MahashivaRatri a universally significant night for all human beings, especially those on the spiritual path.

Indsamachar is the main digital partner of this Spiritual Event.