International Yoga Day is celebrated on 21st June all over the world. The credit for teaching yoga to the whole world goes to India. Even today, people from many countries of the world come to India to learn yoga. India is called the world guru for yoga. But do you know how many records have been made so far on International Yoga Day? Today we will tell you what are the records related to yoga.
Guinness Book of World Records
Let us tell you that there are four Guinness Book of World Records in the name of International Yoga Day. In the last 10 years only, India has made four Guinness Book of World Records on International Yoga Day.
• First in 2015, 35,985 Indians did Yoga on Rajpath with PM Narendra Modi.
• In another record, a total of 84 countries participated in the yoga session at one place.
• For the third time in 2015, about 1.05 lakh people performed yoga together in Kota.
• In the Yoga program organized in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh in 2023, about 23.4 crore people from all over the world participated under the leadership of the Vice President.
India taught yoga to the world
India is the world leader in yoga in front of the whole world. The beginning of yoga in India is connected with Indian culture. Today the world is realizing that yoga is important for physical and mental health. Not only this, doing yoga keeps the body disease-free and provides peace to the mind.
International Yoga Day launched
In India, the association of yoga with culture is many years old. But now because of India, other countries of the world are also understanding the importance of yoga. Let us tell you that for the first time on 27 September 2014, the Prime Minister of India addressed the United Nations General Assembly. Narendra Modi In his speech, PM Modi had proposed to celebrate International Yoga Day. This proposal was supported by 177 countries. On 11 December 2014, the United Nations General Assembly approved this proposal and declared 21 June as International Yoga Day.
According to the information, there is a special reason behind setting June 21 as the day to celebrate Yoga Day. Actually, June 21 is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere, which is called summer solstice. This day is celebrated as the longest day of the year. After the summer solstice, the Sun enters Dakshinayan, which is considered important for yoga and spirituality. This is the reason why it was decided to celebrate June 21 as Yoga Day. At the same time, the theme of Yoga Day this year is based on women. The theme of International Yoga Day 2024 is ‘Yoga for Women Empowerment’.