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Visakhapatnam Yoga Day Event Breaks Guinness Record with Over 300,000 Participants

This record-setting session marked the culmination of Andhra Pradesh’s Yogandhra campaign to institutionalise yoga, showcasing its organisational capacity.

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Overview

  • The June 21 session in Visakhapatnam drew 300,105 participants, setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest yoga lesson ever.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in leading participants through the Common Yoga Protocol along a 28-kilometer stretch from RK Beach to Bhogapuram, later praising Andhra Pradesh’s commitment to integrating yoga into daily life.
  • A QR code-based tracking system ensured real-time attendance accuracy, with nine Indian Naval warships participating to symbolize national unity.
  • The event capped a month-long Yogandhra campaign that included district-level training, culminating in a synchronised Surya Namaskar record by 22,122 tribal students.
  • Andhra Pradesh secured 21 recognitions in the World Book of Records in addition to the Guinness accolade, highlighting its organisational excellence.