COIMBATORE: For the first time,
Isha Yoga Centre
’s all-night
Mahashivaratri
celebration that is filled with music, dance and immersive meditative experience, was held online due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The entire celebration was live streamed and telecast across 100 channels in multiple languages including English, Hindi, Nepali, Russian and French for its devotees across the world.
Only a few thousands of people were allowed to participate in person at the celebrations after producing Covid negative certificates.
All the government guidelines, including temperature screening, ensuring facemasks and social distance, were adhered to in the event.
The night began with the Linga Bhairavi yatra, followed by Panchbhuta Kriya which was performed by founder of the center
Jaggi Vasudev
.
He, then, planted a sapling and lit the Mahayoga Yagna.
With this, volunteers of the center pledge to teach a simple form of yoga to as many people as possible, according to a statement from the center.
The cultural menu for the day unfolded with the performance of center’s music and dance troupes – Sounds of Isha and students of Isha Samskriti.
Kutle Khan, Kabir Cafe, Mangli and Anthony Dass,
Sandeep Narayan and several others performed in the event.
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