63 Nayanmars arrived in the chariot along with Adiyogi after passing through more than 500 villages of Tamil Nadu. They were accorded a grand welcome at Isha Yoga Center yesterday (Feb. 17) with music and dance.
On the occasion of Mahashivratri, Adiyogi Ratha Yatra is conducted annually by Shiva devotees on behalf of Thenkailaya Bhakti Peravai. As part of this, devotees pulled the chariot with Adiyogi Thirumeni and a chariot with 63 Panchaloka Thirumenis of Nayanmars as part of their pilgrimage walking from Chennai to Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore.
The 63 chariots were created exclusively for the Panchaloka Thirumenis of the 63 Nayanmars. Processions carrying Nayanmars in chariots took place in a select number of towns.
The devotees covering 640 kilometers through 7 districts and more than 500 villages in 28 days reached Alandurai in Coimbatore yesterday. A large number of villagers welcomed the pilgrims with a grand music offering. After reaching the Isha Yoga Center, the devotees dripping with devotional ecstasy carried the 63 Thirumenis on separate palanquins. Isha volunteers, villagers and tribal took turns carrying the palanquins on their shoulders and walked blissfully from Adiyogi to Dhyanlinga.
Adiyogi Rath Yatra, which was also carried out in places including- Bangalore, Nagercoil, Pudukottai, Pollachi, and others, reached Isha yesterday. The pilgrims will culminate the Yatra after the trek to the sacred Velliangiri mountain. They will also join the grand Mahashivratri celebration at Isha scheduled tomorrow.
(This is an official press release from Isha Foundation. The Commune was not involved in creating this content.)
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