20,000 students perform Suryanamaskar

February 18, VADODARA : At least 20,300 children came together to perform the largest Suryanamaskar yagna at Ajwa crossroads near here on Monday morning. The event was organized to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and the erstwhile Baroda king Sayajirao Gaekwad III. Students from about 200 schools in the city participated in the event that was organized by Swami Vivekananda Shardh Shati Mahotsav Samiti and Maharaja Sir Sayajirao Shardh Shati Mahotsav Samiti.

The event was organized on a 10 lakh square-feet of plot and about 8,000 female students too participat

ed in it. "Such event was organized at about 80,000 locations across the country and over four crore students participated in it. In Gujarat, Suryanamaskar event was held at about 300 places," said Bhargav Bhatt, organizer of the event.

ref : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/20000-students-perform-Suryanamaskar/articleshow/18563741.cms

With record 339 floats and participation of 12926 male and 4828 female, 7 km long Shobhayatra was witnessed by more than 3 lacs citizen of Vadodara,Gujarat

With record 339 floats and participation of 12926 male and 4828 female, 7 km long Shobhayatra was witnessed by more than 3 lacs citizen of Vadodara,Gujarat.

Prominent religious priests from Swaminarayan,Gayatri,Brhmakumaries,Jalaram Temple,ISCKON and Vaishnavacharyas have graced the occasion,

Many schools,Faculties of Maharaja Sayajirao University,Organizations of Specially abled children,Vyayam Mandirs and Akhadas whole heartily participated in the Shobhayatra.

District Collector,Hon Mayor and senior officials of Govt and Municipal Corporation remained on the dais,

Service Organizations like INDU Blood Bank,Fire Brigade,NGOs took part with " SEVA" as motto of the Floats,

Eminent artists like Kamlesh Patel(Zee DID fame), Bhoomi Trevedi(Indian IDOL fame) were there to motivate the participants,

It was a musical bonanza supported by Police Band,Zenith School Band, 15 nasik bands and not less than 8 DJs performing Desbhakti Songs all the way,

Floats were very creative and had variety of subjects like live demonstrations of Chikago Dharma Parishad,Bhagini Nivedita School etc,

150 students from Urmi school were dressed as Swamiji and marched on route,

The lead vehicle had 7 ft x 8 ft Pratima of Swamiji and people performed Arti and Pooja on the route,

All electronic and print media did fantastic coverage of the event.

World's Largest Painting

 

ref : http://vivekananda150jayanti.org/media/2013/february/3/worlds-largest-painting

Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary celebrated

13 January 2013 Vadodara  - The city celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda by organizing a grand procession and making a Guinness World Record on Saturday.

The procession in the city was planned by Swami Vivekananda Sardh Shati Samaroh Samiti formed to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Vivekananda.

Tableaux of various organizations, education institutes, religious sects and others were a part of the procession.

The procession began and culminated at Navlakhi Grounds. It passed through Kothi Crossroads, Raopura, Gandhi Nagargruh, Nyay Mandir and Rajmahal Road.

Students of BRG Sports-Culture-Education Forum, Urmi School and GPS School got an entry into the Guinness World Records for making the largest human torch.

The event was held at Akota Stadium in the city and adjudicators of the Guinness World Records were also present.

At least 1,538 students formed the torch for eight minutes to make the record. The torch was 186-feet-long and 54-feet-broad.

A crane was used to photograph the event and facilitate its adjudication.

The events were planned in the city as Vivekananda had stayed in the city for a few days during the reign of Maharaja Sayajirao III. Vivekananda also held Sayajirao in high esteem.

ref : http://vivekananda150jayanti.org/media/2013/january/13/vivekananda-s-150th-birth-anniversary-celebrated

With record 339 floats and participation of 12926 male and 4828 female, 7 km long Shobhayatra was witnessed by more than 3 lacs citizen of Vadodara,Gujarat

  With record 339 floats and participation of 12926 male and 4828 female, 7 km long Shobhayatra was witnessed by more than 3 lacs citizen of Vadodara,Gujarat.

Prominent religious priests from Swaminarayan,Gayatri,Brhmakumaries,Jalaram Temple,ISCKON and Vaishnavacharyas have graced the occasion,many schools,Faculties of Maharaja Sayajirao University,Organizations of Specially abled children,Vyayam Mandirs and Akhadas whole heartily participated in the Shobhayatra.District Collector,Hon Mayor and senior officials of Govt and Municipal Corporation remained on the dais,service Organizations like INDU Blood Bank,Fire Brigade,NGOs took part with " SEVA" as motto of the Floats,

Eminent artists like Kamlesh Patel(Zee DID fame), Bhoomi Trevedi(Indian IDOL fame) were there to motivate the participants,It was a musical bonanza supported by Police Band,Zenith School Band, 15 nasik bands and not less than 8 DJs performing Desbhakti Songs all the way,loats were very creative and had variety of subjects like live demonstrations of Chikago Dharma Parishad,Bhagini Nivedita School etc,150 students from Urmi school were dressed as Swamiji and marched on route,the lead vehicle had 7 ft x 8 ft Pratima of Swamiji and people performed Arti and Pooja on the route,all electronic and print media did fantastic coverage of the event.

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