A 112-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva as the Adiyogi unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on the occasion of Maha Shivratri. (Raja Chidambaram | EPS) 
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Coimbatore: 112 feet tall ‘Adiyogi’ Lord Shiva statue enters Guinness World Records

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had unveiled the statue on February 24 this year.

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COIMBATORE: The  112 feet  tall  'Adiyogi' Lord Shiva  steel  statue  situated  in  Coimbatore at the Isha Yoga  Centre,  has been declared the world's largest bust by the Guinness Books of World Records.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had unveiled the statue on February 24 this year.

Speaking about the Guinness record,  the representative  said,  "The 'Adiyogi'  is  the source of yoga   and to create  awareness  among the  people about  adiyogi  science ,  this  112  feet  tall  statue   had  been  consecrated  by  Prime Minister Modi  during  February  this year."

"It took thirty months to design and eight months to erect this statue, adding that now this statue had entered into the Guinness Book of World records," he said.

The face of Adiyogi, set up by the Isha Foundation led by spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev, attracts thousands of people every day.

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