Coimbatore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled a 112-foottall statue of Lord Shiva here on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri. <\/p>\n
The bust of Lord Shiva has been installed at the premises of Isha Foundation and dedicated to its founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. <\/p>\n
Addressing the gathering, PM Modi said, 'Maha Shivratri' symbolises a union of divinity with a purpose of overcoming darkness and injustice. <\/p>\n
He also said, India has given the gift of Yoga to the world and bypractisingYoga, a spirit of oneness is created. <\/p>\n
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\"Today whole world wants peace, not only from wars and conflicts but peace from stress, and for that we have Yoga. <\/p>\n
\"Rejecting an idea just because its ancient, can be potentially harmful,\" Modisaid. <\/p>\n
A tight security was put in place for the PM's visit which coincided with a planned protests by tribal groups and political parties. <\/p>\n
They alleged that the idol has been built on encroached land. The Left parties had asked the PM to keep away from the venue. <\/p>\n
\"This iconic face symbolises liberation, representing the 112 ways in which one can attain the ultimate through the science of yoga,\" the Foundation had earlier said in a statement. <\/p>\n
PM Modi, who inaugurated the statue at 6.30 pm, also lit a sacred fire to mark the start of 'Maha Yoga Yagna' across the world when one million people would take theoath to teach yoga to others. <\/p>\n
\"For the first time in the history of humanity, Adiyogi introduced the idea that the simple laws of nature are not permanent restrictions. <\/p>\n
If one is willing to strive, one can go beyond all limitations and attain liberation, moving humanity from assumed stagnation to conscious evolution,\" Sadhguru Vasudev had said. <\/p>\n
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