Yoga Day Event in Surat Sets Guinness World Record

Yoga Day Event in Surat Sets Guinness World Record

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Category : Important Days Published on: June 26 2023

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  • A new Guinness world record was set on the occasion of the Yoga Day event organised in Surat city of Gujarat, for the largest gathering for a yoga session at one place with 1.53 lakh people joining the programme.
  • Representatives of the Guinness World Records have confirmed that 1.53 lakh people participated in the Yoga session in Surat.
  • The participants were given wristbands with QR codes for accurate counting.
  • The QR code data confirmed the participation of 1.53 lakh people surpassing the previous record.
  • The last world record was set in 2018 in Kota city of Rajasthan, when 1,00,984 people participated in a Yoga Day session in one place.
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