Over 1.25 crore people are all set to celebrate ‘World Yoga Day’ on Thursday across Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s home-state Gujarat by demonstrating different ‘Asanas’ at various venues.
Due to PM Modi’s effort, World Yoga Day is being celebrated all across the globe on June 21 every year since 2015. In Gujarat the day representing Indian culture would be celebrated at 43,377 centres. Participants are from all age groups and diverse background including that of over 4000 pregnant women and more than 8700 differently abled children.
Various social and spiritual organisations and NGOs are also taking part in the global event including Patanjali Yog Sansthan, Art of living by Sri Sri Ravishankar, Prajapita Brahmakumari Vishwa Vidhyalaya and Swaminarayan sect to name a few.
Ahmedabad District Administration in association with the Patanjali Yog Sansthan has made special preparations in Ahmedabad city for the World Yoga Day to draw the attention of the world. On the day 750-1200 Specially-abled children will create a sort of world record by exhibiting the ‘Silent Yoga’ at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad where the main event of the state will be organised in presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Governor OP Kohli, Union Minister of State for law PP Chaudhary and Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court R Subhash Reddy. Celebrities from various fields including art, culture, sports and film will also remain present at the stadium to encourage participants.
Sources involved in creation of world record said that every participating differently abled child would be given a Bluetooth connected headphone to enable them to demonstrate Silent Yoga.