11th International Day of Yoga: PM leads record 3.02 lakh-strong session at Visakhapatnam
On 21 June 2025 at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the 11th International Day of Yoga, where 3.02 lakh participants set a Guinness World Record for the largest yoga session at a single venue.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the national celebration of the 11th International Day of Yoga at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on 21 June 2025. The Ministry of Ayush said 302,000 (3.02 lakh) participants joined the session, setting a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering for a yoga session at a single venue. A second Guinness record, the largest mass Surya Namaskar demonstration, was set at Visakhapatnam on 20 June 2025 by 22,122 tribal students. The Prime Minister recalled that 175 countries supported India's proposal for International Yoga Day at the United Nations, and said more than two crore people had joined Andhra Pradesh's Yogandhra Abhiyan. Governor S. Abdul Nazeer, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and Minister Nara Lokesh attended.
Key facts
- Edition
- 11th International Day of Yoga, 21 June 2025
- National event
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, led by PM Modi
- Guinness record 1
- Largest yoga session at a single venue: 302,000 (3.02 lakh), 21 June
- Guinness record 2
- Largest mass Surya Namaskar: 22,122 tribal students, 20 June
- Yogandhra Abhiyan
- More than 2 crore people joined (PM)
- UN proposal (static)
- 175 countries supported India's proposal for International Yoga Day (PMO/Ayush)
Practice MCQs 4 questions
The national event of the 11th International Day of Yoga on 21 June 2025, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held at which city?
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Correct answer: A — Visakhapatnam
PIB (PMO): The Prime Minister addressed the 11th International Day of Yoga event in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and led the celebrations.
According to the Ministry of Ayush, how many participants joined the yoga session at Visakhapatnam on 21 June 2025 that set a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering for a yoga session at a single venue?
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Correct answer: C — 3.02 lakh
PIB (Ayush): An impressive 302,000 (3.02 lakh) participants joined on June 21, 2025, the largest gathering for a yoga session at a single venue.
Recalling India's proposal for International Yoga Day at the United Nations, the Prime Minister said on 21 June 2025 that the proposal was supported by how many countries?
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Correct answer: B — 175
PIB (PMO): Shri Modi recalled the moment when India proposed the idea of International Yoga Day at the United Nations and noted that 175 countries supported the proposal.
Consider the following statements about yoga events at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in June 2025: 1. The International Day of Yoga session on 21 June 2025 set a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering for a yoga session at a single venue. 2. On 21 June 2025, the Prime Minister said more than two crore people had joined the Yogandhra Abhiyan. 3. On 20 June 2025, a day before International Day of Yoga, 22,122 tribal students set a Guinness World Record for the largest mass Surya Namaskar demonstration. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
PIB (Ayush, PMO): All three are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3. The single-venue record had 3.02 lakh participants, the PM said more than two crore people joined Yogandhra Abhiyan, and 22,122 tribal students set the mass Surya Namaskar record on 20 June 2025.