In the garden of the Mevlana Museum in Konya, there is an elliptical-shaped stone. And there are many legends surrounding that stone.
Several years ago, Sadhguru, an Indian spiritual leader who visited Konya, claimed that the stone located in the garden of the Mevlana Museum generates energy and has an elliptical structure. Sadhguru stated that the stone is 4,700 years old and at that time, he claimed that the museum was once a temple.
Indian Sadhguru, who claimed that there was a fully formed temple at the site of the Mevlana Museum 4,700 years ago, stated, "The entire temple has completely disappeared, and the foundation stone has been used... As I was walking there, I found a Linga in the garden, slightly over a meter or approximately one and a half meters long. It was meticulously crafted, an elliptical-shaped stone... And despite being blessed so long ago, it is still standing there. It has cracked a bit, causing it to lose its balance. Different parts of the Linga are perfectly crafted in different shapes. Whoever made it was definitely fully aware of what they were doing. It's not a simple task. On the contrary, it's an incredibly delicate work. Despite 4,700 years passing, it still exists. It has been thrown into the garden and hasn't received the attention it deserves," he conveyed.
Another story about the stone goes as follows: In 1980, a stone mason wanted to gift this stone to the Mevlana Museum and had a meeting with the museum director at that time. The museum director accepted the gift, and the stone remained outside the Dervish Gate of the museum for a few years. However, various rumors started spreading among the people.
It has been said that when childless women sit on this stone, they will have a child. Later on, when women started queuing up to sit on the stone, the museum director at that time buried the stone in the garden and left it there for years. Eventually, someone unearthed the stone again, and the Indian guru, in his statements, mentioned that there is tremendous energy in the stone and sitting on it can bring healing and well-being.
Following the statements, not only Indians but also Pakistanis have found this stone and sat on it. However, due to the disapproval of such actions, the stone has been placed in a location where people cannot see it, specifically in front of the guard booth at the Mevlana Museum.