#InternationalYogaDay: Rajasthan breaks world record for largest yoga session
Rajasthan today witnessed a world record by conducting the largest yoga session to mark the International Yoga Day at Kota, where over 1.5L people together performed yogic exercises. Yoga guru Ramdev conducted the session attended by Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, ministers, officers and local people at RAC Ground in the presence of two officials from the Guinness World Records.
Record created at 1.05L, however presence of 2L people estimated
After the yoga session, the officials presented the Guinness World Records certificate mentioning the largest yoga lesson was achieved by Government of Rajasthan, Patanjali Yogpeeth and District Administration at Kota, India, on 21 June 2018. The record was created at 1.05L people. However, the counting of participants was still going on as it was estimated that nearly 2L people were present there.
Numbers were counted through drones
The numbers were counted through set standard and drone cameras. Executive officers in India on behalf of the Guinness Book of World Record, Swapneel and Ribika from London, presented the certificate of world record to the Rajasthan chief minister and the yoga guru. The previous record was that of 55, 524 people performing yoga in Mysore in 2017.
Participants performed 15 exercises for half an hour
The camp started at 5 am. Fifteen exercises of protocol, including five kinds of Pranayam, were performed from 6.30 am to 7 am. 4, 500 inspectors were deputed to keep an eye. Raje also announced setting up of a yoga center at district headquarters.
Yoga centers to be set up in every headquarter: Raje
The chief minister also advised people to include yoga in their daily lifestyle. "Yoga would usher the country to be the vishva guru once again," the chief minister said. She announced setting up of a yoga center in every headquarter of the state where an 'Acharya' can teach yoga to the people. She also asked Ramdev to set up an Accharyakulam in Kota.
