On 21st 2015,it was announced that in India the Union ministry of Ayush had set two record for the largest yoga session ever with 35,985 participantants belonging to 84 nationalities, taking part at a single venue
Prime Minister shri Narendra Modi did Kapalbhati, bhujang aasan, trikon aasan, bharadwaj aasan and more, the entire 35-minute yoga routine and even supervised the children behind him. The event did not begin with chants of Om, a word that had sparked a controversy.
It wasn’t just Delhi. The event spread across India from the Rann of Kutch to INS Virat on the high seas, to passengers in mid-air on morning flights. Ayush is estimated to have spent Rs 30-40 crore organizing the event across 650 camps.
General Related Questions
- When is the yoga day Celebrated ?(June 21)
- When It was declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly ? (December 11, 2014.)
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