Kota creates world record with 2 lakh people performing yoga
Jaipur, June 21 : Kota in Rajasthan established a world record on Thursday when around two lakh people performed yoga at one place on the occasion of the International Yoga Day.
The event took place in the presence of yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia at the RAC ground.
Speaking to IANS, an officer, Hariom Gurjar, said: "We have created a Guinness record as this is the first time these many people performed yoga together at one place."
He explained that counting of the participants was done with the help of bar codes given to each contestant.
A total of 4,000 volunteers were present on the occasion and a drone centre was set up to keep an eye on the ground. People started reaching the RAC ground from 5 a.m.
A certificate was given to Vasundhara Raje Scindia, District Collector Gaurav Goyal and Baba Ramdev by two Guinness Book of World Record officials who came from London to monitor the proceedings.
Baba Ramdev tweeted that more than two lakh people performed yoga on the International Yoga Day.
"Yog is the best way for the students to de-stress themselves. Thousands of students have joined #YogainKota, the education capital of Rajasthan," he tweeted.
Earlier, the Chief Minister called for maximum participation from people to set up a world record on the occasion.
Till date, Mysore shares the record where around 55,506 people performed yoga simultaneously at one place on International Yoga Day.
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Vitla: Snake bites drunk 40-year-old man who tried to catch it bare hands, dies
Vitla: In an incident reported on Monday, a 40-year-old man trying to catch a snake, died after being bitten by the reptile here in Mameshwara near Mangalapada.
The deceased man has been identified as Suresh Nayak, a resident of Peruvai.
The incident took place when Suresh attempted to catch the snake after hearing his neighbors call for help when the reptile showed up at their house at night.
Suresh was reportedly in a drunk state when he attempted to catch the snake with bare hands.
Following the incident, Suresh did not seek medical attention and instead went to sleep. He was later discovered dead in his sleep reportedly due to the untreated snakebite.
