Yoga Day celebration at UN headquarters create a Guinness World file

On the twenty first of June, the Yoga occasion at UN Headquarters in New York on the International Day of Yoga created a Guinness world file for many nationalities in a Yoga session. The occasion was led by PM Modi wherein 135 nationalities took half. 

#WATCH | Guinness world file for many nationalities in a Yoga session created on the Yoga Day occasion led by PM Narendra Modi, on the UN headquarters in New York. #InternationalDayofYoga2023 pic.twitter.com/1uClPB1led

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2023

The Guinness World Records official adjudicator, Michael Empric, stated, “Today there was a Guinness World Records title attempt for most nationalities in a Yoga lesson. The mark to be was 140 nationalities. Today in New York, at the UN, they have 135. It is a new Guinness world records title.”

People from all walks of life, distinguished New Yorkers, Hollywood celebrities, members of the Indian diaspora, and envoys of over 100 nations, attended the occasion underneath PM Modi’s management. 

PM Modi: Yoga means to unite

At the occasion, PM Modi stated, “I am delighted to see you all and thank you all for coming. I am told that almost every nationality is represented here today and what an amazing cause to bring us together. Yoga means to unite. The coming together in itself is another form of Yoga.”

PM added, “Like all Indian traditions, yoga is dynamic. It is free from royalty, copyright, and patents.” 

He said that you are able to do it at residence, at work, or in transit and it’s versatile, you possibly can study from a trainer or be self-taught.

PM Modi additional stated, “Yoga is a way of life. A holistic approach to health and well-being. A way to mindfulness in thoughts and actions. A way to live in harmony with self, with others, and with nature.”

#ninthInternationalYogaDay | Yoga is a lifestyle. A holistic strategy to well being and well-being. A method to mindfulness in ideas and actions. A method to reside in concord with self, with others and with nature: PM Modi, in New York pic.twitter.com/9EO7o0nUG3

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2023

Attending the occasion, New York Mayor Eric Adams stated, “Use Yoga to fight against wars, gender violence, food insecurity, and the destruction of our planet.”

Major attendees of the occasion embody the President of the United Nations General Assembly Csaba Korosi, the Mayor of New York City Eric Adams, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed, and the favored American actor Richard Gere amongst others.  

Yoga Day attendee listing at UN HQ which might be led by PM Modi:
Csaba Korosi
Eric Adams
Amina J.Mohammed
Richard Gere
Vala Afshar
Jay Shetty
Vikas Khanna
Mike Hayes
Britt Kelly Slabinski
Francisco D’Souza
Colleen Saidman Yee
Rodney Yee https://t.co/29hHYF2MSk

— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) June 21, 2023

Earlier within the day, India created one other Guinness Record on the International Yoga Day occasion. The Yoga program held in Gujarat’s Surat hosted the biggest gathering for a yoga session at one place with 1.53 lakh individuals. 

Previously, Kota City of Rajasthan made a Guinness file in 2018 when 1,00,984 individuals participated in a Yoga Day session in a single place.

The International Day of Yoga was first celebrated on the twenty first of June, 2015, following a name by Indian PM Narendra Modi on the United Nations General Assembly. Overall, this was the ninth version of International Yoga Day.