For International Yoga Day 2017, Baba Ramdev has taken upon himself the challenge of setting a Guinness World record for the highest number of people performing yoga at a location.
After speaking on the importance of yoga in Lucknow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed asanas at Ambedkar Sabha Sthal to kick off the UN recognised day. Prime Minister along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath enthused around 55,000 people at the event.
PM Shri @narendramodi participates in the mass yoga demonstration on the occasion of #InternationalYogaDay in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/c6LyqJaNoc
— BJP (@BJP4India) June 21, 2017
In Ahmedabad, yoga guru Baba Ramdev is celebrating the day,expecting over four lakh people to join him throughout the day. He was joined by BJP president Amit Shah and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. At this location, he aims to set a Guinness World record for the highest number of people performing yoga at a location.
All over India from Mumbai to Chattisgarh, politicians and the common people regardless of political affiliations, faith and other social divides have come together to partake in International Yoga Day 2017.
Greetings on #InternationalYogaDay. Celebrated #YogaDay2017 at New Delhi. Sharing some glimpses. pic.twitter.com/D2FUb1h7zr
— Bhupender Yadav (@byadavbjp) June 21, 2017
Sharing some more glimpses from #InternationalYogaDay at Mumbai #YogaDay2017 pic.twitter.com/bAAWS1VBcG
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) June 21, 2017
Lighting Yoga Yagna at Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore with Governor of Tamil Nadu and @SadhguruJV Ji. #InternationalYogaDay pic.twitter.com/h5PRKsZkuY
— Dr. Mahesh Sharma (@dr_maheshsharma) June 21, 2017
#InternationalYogaDay2017 celebrated by 44 ITBP with locals and schoolchildren in Chhattishgarh#himveer pic.twitter.com/pm6d45W5q9
— ITBP (@ITBP_official) June 21, 2017
“Yoga for Health”, attended 3rd #InternationalYogaDay with the enthusitic people of howrah, West Bengal pic.twitter.com/dpD3h4jkmT
— Arjun Ram Meghwal (@arjunrammeghwal) June 21, 2017
International Yoga Day is being celebrated not just in India, but all over the world starting from Japan to South Africa.
Thousands participated in #InternationalYogaDay at Soweto, South Africa. #IDYwithArtofLiving pic.twitter.com/7jtNxeiTv7
— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) June 21, 2017
Yoga being performed at the Japanese Parliament.
#IDYwithArtofLiving in Japanese Parliament. #InternationalYogaDay pic.twitter.com/C9XJ7DseUT
— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) June 21, 2017
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#IDYwithArtofLiving in Baghdad, Iraq. pic.twitter.com/6PO4NVg0IB
— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) June 20, 2017
#IDYwithArtofLiving at several locations in USA pic.twitter.com/pQOqaIUHpd
— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) June 20, 2017
Celebration of #IDY2017 at Cancun (Mexico) with much excitement on beachfront in presence of Tourism Secy @MukteshPardeshi @IndianDiplomacy pic.twitter.com/bar56OIGkr
— India in Mexico (@IndEmbMexico) June 20, 2017
Even the UN headquarter were lit up to commemorate Yoga Day celebrations.
Yoga lights up @UN.
Guess who switched the illumination lights to commemorate Yoga Day celebrations? pic.twitter.com/Szle0hpZxN— Syed Akbaruddin (@AkbaruddinIndia) June 19, 2017
The United Nations declared June 21 as the International Yoga Day on December 11, 2014.
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