शून्य सन्नाटे टपकते जा रहें हैं...

The virus outbreak interfered with my plans to go back to Hyderabad, so here I am, still at the Isha Yoga Center, going with the flow.

When we shut off the premises to visitors (days BEFORE the nation-wide lockdown ordered by the government), it was a very different ambience for us. In my previous post, I had remarked (with some percipience, you’ll admit) that I loved it when we were thin of company. But never had we imagined that we would have this entire beautiful space to ourselves. Adiyogi, who is always thronged by worshippers, admirers and selfie-takers, now reigns over sprawling emptiness.

These pictures are from a walk two weeks ago.

Sarpavasal

Adiyogi in the distance

Malaivasal, the stunning portal into Isha Yoga Center

It is called Malaivasal because this huge boulder that forms the arch comes from the sacred Annamalai.

Shweta at the side entrance

Looking out at the mountains

...And this is the view

The trishulams and snakes that are a recurring motif at Isha

More detail

Leaving you with this beautiful, goose-bumpy song (written by Prasoon Joshi, sung by Kailash Kher) extolling and entreating Adiyogi.