Gujarat’s historic Surya Namaskar event at Modehra Sun Temple sets Guinness World Record

Jan 01, 2024

Mehsana (Gujarat), Jan 01 (ANI): As the dawn broke on the first day of 2024, Gujarat’s Modhera Sun Temple set a new Guinness World Record by holding Surya Namaskar with the most number of people. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi participated in the Surya Namaskar Program on the first morning of the year 2024. Talking to ANI, Adjudicator at Guinness World Records Swapnil Dangarikar said that Modhera has successfully set a new Guinness World Record title for most people doing Surya Namaskar. “I was here to verify the record for the most people doing Surya Namaskar. This is a new title because no one had attempted to break this record before. After going through all the evidence and seeing them perform here in Modhera...They have successfully set a new Guinness World Record title for most people doing Surya Namaskar...” he said. Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi said, “Today, Gujarat has set a new record for the most people doing Surya Namaskar together. The people of Gujarat had set the same kind of record in 2023 for most people performing Yoga together and today again Gujarat has set a World record. This event was organised at 108 locations where lakhs of people have performed Surya Namaskar together...”