International Yoga Day: Amit Shah, Baba Ramdev create world record, draw crowd of 54,522 in Ahmedabad

PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday led over 50,000 yoga enthusiasts in performing 'asanas' in Lucknow amid showers on the International Day of Yoga.

Pic courtesy: @vijayrupanibjp

Ahmedabad: BJP chief Amit Shah and Baba Ramdev drew a record breaking crowd of 54,522 at the GMDC ground in Ahmedabad on Wednesday to mark International Yoga Day and creating Guinness World Record.

They handed certificate to the Yoga guru and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani for bettering the 35,984 recorded in Delhi in 2015 which had seen Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading thousands in a spectacular mass participation.

He tweeted the following:

Lakhs of Yogis made a Guinness World record of largest yoga session of the world in Ahemdabad today pic.twitter.com/RhKfvdlkPU — Swami Ramdev (@yogrishiramdev) June 21, 2017

Rupani also tweeted:

Greetings on International Yoga Day. Sharing glimpses of #YogaDay2017 at Ahmedabad. pic.twitter.com/fbbJv7SwDr — Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) June 21, 2017

It was such a blissful experience to participate & perform Yoga along with lakhs of people in the morning of #YogaDay2017 at Ahmedabad. pic.twitter.com/Qi80Nzgppj — Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) June 21, 2017

It's a matter of great pride for Gujarat to witness the creation of over 22 world records during the celebration of #YogaDay2017, Ahmedabad pic.twitter.com/BAZ5ybY498 — Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) June 21, 2017

The mega event was held simultaneously at five grounds including those belonging to Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation, the Gujarat University and the Ahmedabad Education Society.

The event was co-organised by the Gujarat government with Rupani sharing the dais with Shah and Ramdev.

The grounds had 100 entry points, 100 giant LED screens and 10,000 volunteers from Patanjali Yogpeeth Gurukul, as per IANS.

The International Yoga Day debuted in 2015 after a UN backed the India-sponsored initiative that was supported by over 170 member states.

(With Agency inputs)