Mangalore, Dec 13: Many consider number 13 to be unlucky but for the twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, 13 may turn out to be lucky because it was on December 13th that districts made a united effort to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the biggest yoga class held ever.
On Friday, approximately 75,000 students in 49 centres in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts participated in an attempt to create a Guinness Record.
Previously, such an attempt had been made in 2003 in Germany with 15,000 students approximately participating in the event. In 2005, the feat was accomplished in Gwalior, India with approximately 29,000 students. Today, almost 75,000 students in 49 centres in the two districts participated in an attempt to create a record for the largest Yoga class held simultaneously from 10 a.m. to 10.31 a.m, said Bangalore-based Shrikanth who is an advisor for persons attempting to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.
A total of 1,828 students from ten educational institutions across Mangalore taluk participated in the simultaneously held Yoga class at Sharada Vidyalaya grounds in Mangalore, in the presence of Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader and other dignitaries.
Speaking to reporters after the Yoga class at Sharada Vidyalaya, Mr Shrikanth said that the entire process was monitored and recorded through video and still cameras for documentation and evidence purposes. For creating a record, it is possible to hire an adjudicator to verify your record live and on-the-spot. However, since this attempt was taking place simultaneously in several places, hiring an adjudicator was not feasible. As an alternative, an agreement was made with Guinness Book authorities from London in April this year, who provided certain guidelines which have to be strictly adhered to for the world record to be successful, he said.
The entire process at Sharada Vidyalaya was recorded with three high-resolution video cameras – wide-angle, close-up and panning, along with two high-resolution still cameras at the scene. The entry and exit gates at each venue in the two districts were monitored with a video camera, from which the uncut video footage will be sent to the Guinness authorities, he said.
Preparations for the event had been on-going over the last 6 months, during which students were given training and instructions in yoga. During the World Record attempt, 3 students were mandatorily positioned to teach the simple yoga steps to the other participants, he said.
A total of 1,500 supervisors in both the districts were supervising the students during the feat, in addition to 100 demonstrators and 100 announcers. A total of 150 video cameras and 100 still cameras were used altogether, he added.
The verification of the attempt is expected to be made in 15-20 days, and the certification of the World Record is expected to be done in a month.
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