Mangalore, Dec. 9: Youngest film director Kishan Shrikanth, who made Guinness World Record by shooting the film in young age, will be the Brand Ambassador for ‘Yoga for Future 2013’, the largest yoga demonstration to be held at various centers in undivided Dakshina Kannada district on December 11 said District in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, who is also the president of the organizing committee.
He was addressing the press meet held at circuit house on Monday, Dec. 9.
Yoga for Future 2013 is being organised under the aegis of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Shantivana Trust, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Department of Public Instructions, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Yoga and Ethical Education.
He further said that as many as 70,000 students from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi will attempt to create a Guinness World Record for the largest Yoga demonstration under the guidance of Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade. Students will attempt to replace the Guinness Book Of World Record created by the Vivekanand Kendra in Jiwaji University, Gwalior, on November 19, 2005 when 29,973 students from 362 schools performed Suryanamaskar for 18 minutes.
The initiative, ‘Yoga for Future 2013’, will witness participation of nearly one lac students in 10 centers in Dakshina Kannada and 30 centres in Udupi performing Suryanamaskar and various asanas simultaneously between 10 am and 10.31 am.
In Dakshina Kannada district, a total of 27,600 students from 150 institutions take part in the demonstration. Other centres where yoga classes will be held simultaneously in the district are Sharada Vidyalaya, Swaraj Maidan, Moodbidri, Ratnavarma Stadium, Ujire, Sri Rama Vidya Kendra, Kalladka, Sri Sathya Sai Lokaseva Vidya Kendra, Alike, Kombettu High School Maidan, Puttur, Vivekananda School Grounds, St Philomena’s Grounds, Puttur, Ramakunja School Grounds and KVJ School Grounds, Sullia.
The demonstration will comprise Sooryanamaskar, chanting of Soorya mantras, thrikonasana, parshwakonasana, shashankasana, pavana mukthasana, sarvangasana, vajrasana, makarasana, bhujangasana and dhanurasana” he added.
State health minister U.T. Khader, Kishan Shrikanth, deputy DC Dayanand and others were present at the press meet.
