Gujarat targets world record in Bhujangasana at Vadnagar
Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel will preside over the state-level celebrations of the 11th
International Day of Yoga
at Vadnagar town in Mehsana district. Mass yoga sessions will be held across 17 municipal bodies, 18,226 gram panchayats, schools and colleges, 6,500 wellness centres, police headquarters in all districts, jails, primary health centres, industrial training institutes and at 100 Amrit Sarovar locations, the govt said on Thursday.
The govt said Gujarat was among the top performers at the celebrations last year, with participation from 1.31 crore citizens. This year, Gujarat set a target to establish a new Guinness World Record in 'Bhujangasana' at the Sharmistha Lake in Vadnagar.
Preparations have been completed for the event, an official statement said. It added that CM Bhupendra Patel, health minister Rushikesh Patel, and minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi will attend the state-level programme, which will begin at 6am at the Sharmishtha lake in Vadnagar, the hometown of PM Narendra Modi.
The statement further said that PM Modi's address from Visakhapatnam will be broadcast live across the state on June 21. The Gujarat State Yoga Board said that this year, the aim is to ensure that 1.50 crore citizens of Gujarat participate in the celebrations.
Ahead of the celebrations, yoga and Surya Namaskar sessions were organised at 11 places in Vadnagar town — Sharmistha lake, Hatkeshwar Mahadev Temple, Tana-Riri garden, Kirti Toran, Prerna school, Vadnagar railway station, Vadnagar museum, Prerna street, watch tower, Hathi Derasar and B N Shah High School.
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