Patanjali's participation and world record in International Yoga Day

    Our ancestors, the scientific sages, had greatly benefited the human race. Yoga is a unique gift which has vanished under the influence of time. It was believed that yoga was only for saints and mahatmas in caves. Then the most revered Yogrishi Swami Ramdev Ji Maharaj started such a movement of Yoga under the banner of Patanjali Yogpeeth which today not only got accepted by about 200 countries of the world but the citizens there made Yoga a part of their daily routine. This was the resolution of a monk. Pujya Swami Ji Maharaj is such a divine personality who made dedicated, single-minded, unwavering efforts to bring global acceptance to Yoga and kept touring the country and abroad continuously under the One Life One Mission. Respected Swami Ji Maharaj has indirectly taken Yoga to about 200 crore people. Swami Ji Maharaj inspires one and a half to two and a half lakh people every day through yoga. The credit for making Yoga accessible to the common people goes to revered Yogrishi Swami Ramdev Ji Maharaj who united the four directions – East, West, North, South – through Yoga. Healthy body, clean mind and civilized society are created through this yoga. Yes, in fact Swamiji is the Patanjali of the present era. Swami ji Maharaj glorified Indian culture, civilization and Sanatan. Now there is no power in the world which can destroy Indian culture. In fact, Pujya Swami Ramdev Ji Maharaj has made the biggest contribution in establishing World Yoga Day.

Revered Acharya Balkrishna Ji Maharaj also played a big role in this entire movement as his partner, helper and follower. The pair of two great men carried out major movements in the fields of Yoga, Ayurveda, Swadeshi, education, medicine, village industries, information and technology etc. which have become an example today. This yoga movement of Patanjali Yoga Peeth is a combination of both Swami Ramdev ji and Acharya Balkrishna. Just as medicines are useful for both atheists and theists, similarly there is Yoga, through which it is possible to get relief from diseases and ailments and attain spiritual status. The root cause of evil like animosity in the world is ignorance.

Nearly 200 countries have adopted Yoga as International Yoga Day

Due to the determination of Pujya Swami Ji and the efforts of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, June 21 was accepted by about 200 countries from all over the world as World Yoga Day. Many Muslim countries were also involved in this. At that time, when Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi asked for suggestion from Pujya Swami Ji Maharaj to determine the date of International Yoga Day, then Pujya Swami Ji Maharaj suggested this date as 21st June chosen because this day is the longest day of the entire year. After this June 21 was declared as the international yoga day and 11th December 2014 was the day when United Nation 177 members accepted the proposal to observe June 21 as the international yoga day after which around 200 countries of the world recognised yoga day.

2015: Rajpath, Delhi Yoga Camp

The first International Yoga Day was celebrated at Rajpath in Delhi. In which Rajpath became Yogpath in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. To celebrate the first International Yoga Day in 2015, Patanjali along with the Central Government in India had also made special preparations for this event. To make the World Yoga Day memorable and make the whole world aware of Yoga, Pujya Swami Ji Maharaj A special package of 35 minutes was prepared. 
The first International Yoga Day was celebrated by the government at Rajpath in Delhi. A total of six other people got the opportunity to share the stage of Rajpath along with the Prime Minister, in which Pujya Swami Ji was included.

2016: Faridabad, Haryana Yoga Camp

In the year 2016, under the guidance of Pujya Swami Ji Maharaj and the aegis of Patanjali Yogpeeth, a yoga camp was conducted at HUDA Ground, Sector-12, Faridabad. BJP National President Shri Amit Shah participated in this camp.

Many records were destroyed simultaneously in Faridabad

Many records were broken simultaneously in Faridabad. The name of this event was registered in the Golden Book of Records for organizing yoga together for more than one lakh devotees. Together, 408 devotees performed Shirshasana for 15 seconds and registered the name of Patanjali Yogpeeth in the Guinness Book of World Records. The third record was made by Rohtash Chaudhary by doing 51 pushups in one minute with 80 pounds (36.5 kg) weight on his back. Till now this record in the Guinness Book was 31 pushups. Another program, in which 9 seekers created a world record by doing Surya Namaskar more than 1500 times. Ravi Jha made a record by holding the headship for more than 90 minutes. Rohtash Chaudhary also made the record of most pushups in the second event.

2017 : Ahmedabad, Gujarat Yoga Camp

In the year 2017, a yoga camp was conducted at GMDC Ground, Ahmedabad, Gujarat in which the then National President of BJP Shri Amit Shah participated. More than three lakh people had reached the venue of the Ahmedabad camp, for which arrangements were made in five additional grounds in the city itself. On June 21, more than 100 LED screens were installed and more than 100 entrances were prepared so that the message broadcasted could properly reach the large number of people attending. To perform yoga practice properly, 10,000 workers of Patanjali were deployed, who were close to the devotees and guiding them.

2018 : Kota, Rajasthan Yoga Camp

In the year 2018, the fourth International Yoga Day was organized under the joint aegis of Rajasthan Government and Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar at RAC. Ground, Kota Rajasthan. 2 km at the same place. Longer than and half a kilometer. RAC wider than The world's largest yoga program was organized at Ground, Kota in which more than 2 lakh yoga practitioners practiced yoga with uniformity and discipline. While announcing the new record, the Guinness Book of Records in Kota handed over the certificate to Yogarishi Swami Ji Maharaj, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia and District Administration Collector Shri Gaurav Goyal. In the program, 1 lakh 5 thousand people were counted immediately, which later increased to 1 lakh 25 thousand. Out of 2 lakh yoga practitioners, only those who remained properly disciplined and fulfilled the 5 standards were included for the record. In the program, as a partner of Guinness Book of World Records, one inspector was appointed for every 50 people i.e. a total of more than 4000 members who monitored the people doing yoga as per the protocol. On this occasion, Miss Rebecca and Mr. Swapnil ji, who came from England on behalf of Guinness Book, were present. On this occasion, 100 world records were recorded in the Golden Book of World Records, whose head of Asia and his team of more than 100 colleagues announced these records by recording videos continuously for 4 days. A total of 101 records include 100 individual and 1 collective record. Earlier, the world record of the largest yoga class at one place was first made by the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India in 2015 at Rajpath in the presence of Honorable Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi Ji, which was for more than 34 thousand yoga practitioners. The second record was made on 21 June 2017 by the Government of Gujarat and Patanjali Yogpeeth in Ahmedabad in the presence of Honorable Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Vijay Rupani and Shri Amit Shah, whose number was 54,500. About three months later, a new record was made in Mysore by the District Administration of Mysore in which the number of yoga practitioners was 55,500.

Then a new world record was created by the Rajasthan Government and Patanjali Yogpeeth and District Administration, in collaboration with Resonance and Allen Educational Institute, under the guidance of highly revered Yogarishi Swami Ramdev Ji and at RAC of Kota in the presence of Honorable Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Smt. Vasundhara Raje Scindia built in the ground. 

Guinness Book of Records announcing the new record yogrishi Swami Ji Maharaj and District Administration Collector Shri Gaurav Goyal received the certificate and in the program counting of 15000 people was immediately confirm to and later the number increased to 100000 25000 and 200000 participants for the record were expected and with proper discipline followed the five standard in a best possible manner. In the program Guinness Book of World Record had appointed one observer on every 50 people and total of 4000 observer appointed who had monitor the whole program under a protocol and on this occasion mis Rebecca and Mr Swapnil as the representative of Guinness Book of World Record were present who had come from England and world record of golden book of World Record were also registered which was monitord by more than 100 observer and who had recorded video for 4 days before declaring this great achievement as a world record. Among a total of 101 World Records 100 people and one group had participated in which Gurukulam brahmchari Kuldeep Ji handbag 25000 push up and bhai Ravi Vyom Shankar Jha of Patanjali University stood in water for 24 hours and Swami Govind Dev Ji studio for 40 hours to do 12000 Surya namaskar and brahmchari Rishi Pal ji had made a record of 53 hours continuously yoga mairathan and Mahesh Yogi had done kapalbhati Pranayam in 21 hours for lakh times and Chandra Prakash had in one hour done Janushirasana and brahmcharini Shital ji hai Dan anulom vilom for 21 hours 27 minutes by setting a world record in this field and such personalities had set up record on this occasion and Swamiji Maharaj had encouraged all the participants. 

Health and Aayush Minister of Rajasthan Mr Kalicharan Saraf and Education Minister Mr Babulal Saini and Kota Member of Parliament mister Om Birla had also made participation. 

2019 : Nanded, Maharashtra Yoga Camp

In 2019 Nanded Maharashtra on the occasion of international yoga day at the camp Chief Minister Devendra fadnavis had participated and in Nanded Maharashtra government had made great cooperation for organising international yoga De ware more than 1 lakh participants had practiced yoga.

2020: Corona period, practicing yoga at home on the call of Pujya Swami Ji

In the year 2020, due to the Corona epidemic, Pujya Swami Ji Maharaj along with the countrymen from all over the world called upon the people of the whole world to celebrate International Yoga Day at home in a subtle and symbolic manner, which was followed by everyone. Following the guidelines issued by the government, people celebrated International Yoga Day by staying at home and defeated Corona with Yoga-Ayurveda.

2021: Corona period, practicing yoga at home on the call of Pujya Swami Ji

On the occasion of 7th International Yoga Day, the entire world became yogic with the auditorium of Yoga Bhavan at Patanjali Yogpeeth-2 in the holy presence of Revered Yoga Sage Swami Ramdev Ji Maharaj and Ayurveda Chieftain Shraddhey Acharya Balakrishna Ji Maharaj. Yoga is the journey from the individual to the whole. Yoga amidst the recitation of the four Vedas, Upanishads, Darshan and the holy Richas of Srimad Bhagavad Gita and described Yoga as the only means to attain a healthy body. The program started with yogic skating, yogic gymnastics, Mallakhambh, wrestling, yogic postures and tableaus. 

This Yoga Day was dedicated to Yoga for Wellness. In which the country and the world got the gift of integrated medical system based on Yoga, Ayurveda and Naturopathy. This is a process by which we can connect with our roots and go to the roots of diseases and eradicate them, be it lifestyle disease, auto be it immune disease or incurable hereditary disease.

2022: Patanjali Wellness, Patanjali Yogpeeth-2, Haridwar

The theme of the 8th edition of International Yoga Day was 'Yoga for Humanity' in which Patanjali Wellness Centre, Patanjali Yogpeeth-II, under the leadership of revered Yogarishi Swami Ramdev Ji Maharaj. A grand program was organised. Respected Acharya Balkrishna Ji Maharaj participated in a yoga session with Union Minister Hardeep Puri in a program organized by the Ministry of AYUSH at the Red Fort.
On this occasion, in the 75th year of independence, under the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence, with the help of Patanjali Yoga Committees of the country, crores of people did yoga with uniformity in 75 historical, cultural and iconic places of the country and about 5000 tehsils of 500 districts. It seems as if the whole world is bound by the thread of unity and Yogasutra with India. 

During the entire programme, the students of Patanjali Gurukulam continuously demonstrated Malkhamb, wrestling, boxing, taekwondo, suryanamaskar, danda-baitha and yogasanas. Patanjali Wellness's Integrated Therapy dedicated to human service was also telecast live.

Heralding of Yoga from Red Fort

In a special program organized at the Red Fort, revered Acharya Balkrishna Ji Maharaj gave the conch shell of Yoga. On this occasion, Acharya Balkrishna Ji Maharaj was seen doing yoga with Union Minister Shri Hardeep Puri.

2023: Ground Near Patanjali Wellness, Patanjali Yogpeeth-2, Haridwar
Patanjali Wellness Centre, Patanjali Yogpeeth-II, in the holy presence of Yogarishi Swami Ramdev Ji Maharaj on the 9th International Yoga Day. A yoga session was organized in the huge ground in which about 20 thousand yoga practitioners took advantage of yoga. With the sound of the conch shell of Yoga by Swami Ji Maharaj, the whole world became Yoga. Yoga was practiced simultaneously in almost all 600 districts and 5000 tehsils of the country. People from different communities like Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Jain, Buddhist etc. participated in the program eliminating the differences of religion, caste and sect. On this occasion, Most Revered Swami Ji Maharaj, Revered Acharya Ji Maharaj and the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand addressed the Yoga practitioners present. Imbued with his divine voice. Swamiji Maharaj on the call of more than 10 crore people in India, at least 10 crore people came out of their homes for Yoga, it was an unmatched celebration of Yoga in which Yoga Dharma, Ved Dharma, Rishi Dharma, Sanatan Dharma were the new beginning of Rashtra Dharma, Yuga Dharma. A new voice resounded. 66 students of Patanjali Gurukulam participated in the program balayogis performed Surya Namaskar more than 2100 times continuously for 150 minutes. Students of Patanjali Gurukulam, Acharyakulam, Patanjali University demonstrated Mallakhambha, wrestling, yogic postures, gymnastics etc.