A spectacular display of music and dance interspersed with meditative experiences in the presence of Adiyogi marked the Mahasivaratri celebrations of Isha. “Let this night not just be a night of wakefulness, let this night be a night of awakening for you,” Sadhguru said adding that there would be immense spiritual possibilities on the auspicious night.
A live audience, a fraction of what Isha hosts annually attended the all-night event in person. With strict distancing norms, hygiene protocols and medical screening procedures, this is said to be one of the most cautious and unusual Mahashivratris at Isha. But it did little to dampen the celebratory mood of the audience, volunteers and performers.
The event was preceded by the Linga Bhairavi Yatra to Nandi at the Isha Yoga Center. Fiery and passionate, the Yatra is a representation of the Devi’s qualities and culminates in the Maha Arati. The Yatra was followed by the Panchbhuta Kriya performed by Sadhguru.
Isha’s homegrown music and dance troupes – Sounds of Isha and students of Isha Samskriti enthralled the audience for the night. Parthiv Gohil & his troupe, regulars at Isha’s Mahashivratri celebrations, jammed with familiarity and ease with Sounds of Isha. Kutle Khan, Kabir Cafe, Mangli and Anthony Dass added versatility.
Keeping with tradition, Sadhguru felicitated farmers and made offerings to their bedecked bovine partners. There was also an intense Midnight Meditation with Sadhguru late in the night.
The event was live streamed and telecast across 100 channels. Apart from English and 11 Indian languages, it was also streamed in Nepali, Russian, French, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese reaching a worldwide audience of millions of viewers.
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