For International Yoga Day, 45,000 people to perform 15 asanas

June 03, 2015 09:49

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead school children, government officials, diplomats, army personnel and NCC cadets for a 35-minute demonstration of 15 yoga asanas at Raj Ghat on June 21, the day designated as International Yoga Day by the UN. The event has been registered as an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records, under "largest yoga demonstration/class (45,000) at a single venue' and if sources are to be believed, every inch of preparation has been directed to make the event a grand spectacle.

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