Kota in Rajasthan established a world record on Thursday when around two lakh people performed yoga at one place on the occasion of the International Yoga Day. The event took place in the presence of yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia at the RAC ground.

Speaking to the media, an officer, Hariom Gurjar, said, "We have created a Guinness record, as this is the first time these many people performed yoga together at one place." He explained that counting of the participants was done with the help of bar codes given to each contestant.