- The state government will open 21 ‘Yog Studios’ in near future to popularise yoga: CM
- It’s a matter of pride for India that whole world is doing yoga: Gujart Guv
- Surat sets ‘new Guinness World Record’
NE NEWS SERVICE
SURAT, GANDHINAGAR, AHMEDABAD, JUNE 21
Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi on Wednesday said the Yoga Day event in Surat has set a “new Guinness World Record” for the largest gathering of people for a yoga session at one place. More than one lakh people took part in the event and broke the previous record, Minister Sanghavi said. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel joined the state-level ‘International Day of Yoga’ celebration in Dumas area of Surat.
प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्रभाई मोदी ने ‘वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम’ की भावना से समस्त विश्व के कल्याण के लिए योग का आह्वान किया और आज पूरी दुनिया योग कर रही है, यह भारत के लिए गौरव की बात है। योग आसन अथवा व्यायाम मात्र नहीं है बल्कि मानवजाति के कल्याण के लिए विद्या और महान शास्त्र है। pic.twitter.com/KQ1zLGMlVJ
— Acharya Devvrat (@ADevvrat) June 21, 2023
In all, 1.25 crore people took part in the Yoga Day celebration at 72,000 venues in the state, CM Patel said in his address before the commencement of the Yoga Day session. Minister Sanghavi said on the occasion, “The Yoga Day event in Surat has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people for a yoga session at one place.”
યોગ દિવસના આ કાર્યક્રમમાં એક સાથે એક સ્થળે 1.50 લાખ નાગરિકોએ યોગાભ્યાસમાં જોડાઈ ગિનીઝ વર્લ્ડ રેકોર્ડ સર્જ્યો હતો જેનું મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રીને પ્રમાણપત્ર એનાયત કરવામાં આવ્યું. મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રીના હસ્તે યોગના મહત્વ અને ઈતિહાસની કોફી ટેબલ બુક 'યોગ' નું વિમોચન તેમજ યોગ એવોર્ડ એનાયત કરાયા. pic.twitter.com/sUpIfG7mzt
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) June 21, 2023
CM Patel said Prime Minister Narendra Modi popularised yoga across the world. He said, “We witnessed how yoga and pranayam helped people during the coronavirus pandemic. In Gujarat, nearly 1.25 crore people have joined the Yoga Day session today from 72,000 locations. In Surat, a world record has been created with the participation of more than one lakh people.”
School Children perform 🧘 #Yoga at Vibrant #AtalBridge in #Ahmedabad on the occasion of #InternationalDayofYoga2023 #योगमयगुजरात 🇮🇳 #YogaforVasudhaivaKutumbakam 🌍 pic.twitter.com/dKgVACozWc
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) June 21, 2023
On the occasion, the CM announced that the state government will open 21 ‘Yog Studios’ in near future to popularise yoga. He added, “The state Yog Board has so far trained 5,000 instructors. In the coming days, the state government is planning to start 21 Yoga Studios in the state.”
આજરોજ AMC દ્વારા મુખ્ય અતિથિ કેબિનેટ મંત્રી શ્રી @Balwantsinh999 જી તથા માન.મેયર શ્રી @kiritjparmarbjp જીની વિશેષ ઉપસ્થિતિમાં રિવરફ્રન્ટ ઇવેન્ટ સેન્ટર ખાતે #InternationalDayofYoga2023 ની ઉજવણી કરવામાં આવી અને 'વસુધૈવ કુટુમ્બકમ માટે યોગ' નો યોગ સંદેશ આપ્યો. pic.twitter.com/9ImjQPsH9H
— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) June 21, 2023
While the state-level event to mark the International Yoga Day was held in Surat in the presence of CM Patel, other ministers, MLAs, members of Parliament and officials took part in programmes in different districts.
આજરોજ વીર સાવરકર સ્પોર્ટસ કોમ્પ્લેક્સ સ્વિમિંગ પૂલ ખાતે સૈજપુર વૉર્ડના આસિ.કમિશનર શ્રીની ઉપસ્થિતિમાં #InternationalDayofYoga2023 નિમિત્તે એક્વા યોગા કરીને ઉજવણી કરવામાં આવી. pic.twitter.com/ojokWIUsXL
— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) June 21, 2023
As the country is celebrating 75 years of independence, the state government has selected 75 “iconic places” in the state to celebrate the Yoga Day. These places include the Sabarmati Riverfront (Ahmedabad), Statue of Unity (Kevadia), White Rann of Kutch and Modhera Sun Temple, said an official release.
The Yoga Day events were also held in various villages, towns, cities, colleges, schools, health centres, police headquarters, jails, police stations and at public places such as gardens, it added.
At least 200 women in Gujarat’s Rajkot performed ‘Aqua yoga’ in a swimming pool to mark the 9th International Yoga Day celebrations. on Wednesday. All woman yoga practitioners were seen performing underwater yoga at ease.
To authenticate the record-breaking attempt and ensure accurate participant counting, a team of 8-10 representatives from the prestigious Guinness Book of World Records were present in Surat.
It’s a matter of pride for India that whole world is doing yoga: Gujart Guv
Governor of Gujarat Acharya Devvratji said on the 9th International Yoga Day today in Gandhinagar that Yoga is not just an asana or an exercise, it is a science and a great scripture given by the sages of India for the welfare of mankind after years of hard penance.
Governor Acharya Devvratji performed Yogasana-Pranayama on the premises of Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar.
MICA Dean, faculty, and staff perform yoga
Students, the Dean, faculty, and staff at MICA participated in huge numbers with utmost enthusiasm as MICA celebrated International Day of Yoga, 2023 in the beautiful campus. A number of guided asanas, including breathing exercises, Surya Namaskar were practiced to foster the well being of the mind and body, in the lap of nature. The session was thoroughly engaging and was a great boost to the overall wellness as the MICAn community gears up for a fresh new academic session.
