International Yoga Day: Rajasthan creates Guinness record

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje receive the Guinness World Record certificate for the lalrgest yoga lesson during the International Day of Yoga at Kota in Rajasthan on June 21, 2018.

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje receive the Guinness World Record certificate for the lalrgest yoga lesson during the International Day of Yoga at Kota in Rajasthan on June 21, 2018.   | Photo Credit: PTI

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More than a lakh participated in the event led by Baba Ramdev.

Rajasthan created a world record on Thursday by bringing more than a lakh people together at a yoga session.

Two representatives from Guinness World Records watched as yoga guru Baba Ramdev put the gathering, which included Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, through a series of asanas. The international private organisation then handed over a certificate to Ms. Raje and Baba Ramdev, saying it had been the largest gathering worldwide of people performing yoga.

Enthusiasts perform yoga during an event to set the Guinness World Record for the largest yoga lesson during the International Day of Yoga at Kota in Rajasthan on June 21, 2018.

Enthusiasts perform yoga during an event to set the Guinness World Record for the largest yoga lesson during the International Day of Yoga at Kota in Rajasthan on June 21, 2018.   | Photo Credit: PTI

 

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