Isha Yoga Centre’s Dhyanalinga will celebrate its 17th anniversary on Friday, June 24, in Coimbatore. Thousands of people from various faiths are expected to visit the Dhyanalinga at the centre tomorrow, June 24.

The celebrations will begin with the chanting of Aum Namah Shivaya at 6 am in the morning and end with Guru Pooja at 5:40 pm in the evening. The temple will be open till 1 am after midnight for devotees to meditate.

As a part of the celebrations, Mumbai-based Hindustani classical vocalist Ustad Maqbool Hussain Khan, of Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana, will perform a classical Hindustani and Sufi music recital.

A press release from Isha Yoga Centre stated that throughout the day, people from various communities will be offering chants at the Dhyanalinga. This includes the Gurubani chants by the Sikh, Christian offering by Isha residents, Lebanese singers singing Muslim and Sufi chants, and Buddhist chants by Sounds of Isha. Special guests will perform for the Nada Aradhana – an offering of sounds – at the temple.

It is claimed that the Dhyanalinga was consecrated by Jaggi Vasudev in 1999, after three years of intense Prana Pratishtha. The Dhyanalinga measures 13 feet and nine-inches, and is a powerful meditative space. It does not ascribe to any particular faith or belief system nor does it require any ritual, prayer, or worship and it is open to everyone irrespective of religious beliefs.

Before entering the Dhyanalinga complex, the visitor beholds the 17-foot white granite monolith, the Sarva Dharma Sthambha. The holy symbols of major religions of the world are inscribed on three sides of this Sthamba, forming an appropriate sign of welcome for all.