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Kishan to be brand ambassador for “Yoga for Future 2013”

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Mangalore : DK District in-charge Minister B Ramanatha Rai has informed that  Guinness Record holder Kishan Shrikanth, who is renowned for being the youngest film director, will be the Brand Ambassador for “Yoga for Future 2013” to be held at various centres on December 11. The event is an attempt to create a Guinness World Record for the largest Yoga demonstration.

Addressing reporters at a press meet at Circuit House in the city on Monday,December 9, Rai said  Yoga for Future 2013 will be organized jointly by Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Shantivana Trust, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, Department of Public Instructions and Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Yoga and Ethical Education

“More than 70,000 students from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi will take part in “Yoga for Future 2013” under the guidance of Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade”, he added.

He said the existing Guinness Record  has been created by 29,973 students from 362 schools who had performed Suryanamaskar for 18 minutes at Vivekanand Kendra in Jiwaji University, Gwalior.

In the Yoga for Future-2013,  total of 27,600 students from 150 institutions from DK district will participate, Rai said adding around lakh students will perform Suryanamaskar and various other asanas in 10 centres in Dakshina Kannada and 30 centres in Udupi simultaneously between 10 am and 10.30 am  on December 11.

Health Minister U T Khader, Additional DC K Dayanand and others were present at the press meet.

 

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