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Is Surya Namaskar Communal?
However, the Chief Minister of the state tried to clear the air and said Suryanamaskar is not mandatory in schools and that this yoga asana, which is a part of a routine exercise in most schools across the state, is optional.
According to the School Education Department of the state, more than 70 Lakh people have taken part in the mass event out of which there were students from 6000 schools across the state. According to the reports, the event also witnessed participation of large number of Muslim students defying the fatwa issued by some Muslim bodies.
However, it can also be understood in a lighter sense where it was just an attempt to create a record by doing mass Suryanamaskar whereby the economically backward state tries to put itself on the world map. The communal part of this healthy exercise is hard to understand as it’s a common sequence of Hatha yoga asanas or in simple words, a physical and meditative activity. The state government officials claim that this was only an effort to unite citizens through a group activity and if at all to give a religious connotation, it could be termed an act of religious harmony and universal brotherhood, because no religion preaches hatred.
