A video showing numerous participants performing sun salutation (Surya Namaskar), a series of 12 yoga postures, is going viral on several social media platforms.

Claim:

Several social media users are disseminating the viral video with the claim that it shows a glimpse of people performing Surya Namaskar (sun salutation) during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Indian flag dress code.

Facebook

A Facebook user posted the viral video along with the caption –

“टोक्यो, जापान में ओलंपिक उद्घाटन समारोह में भारतीय राष्ट्र ध्वज के रंगो वाला पोशाक पहनकर, शुक्रवार को सूर्य नमस्कार किया गया।”

Translation –

“Surya Namaskar was performed at the Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, dressed in the colors of the
Indian national flag.”

https://www.facebook.com/bhuanaprabodhan/videos/521526082500618

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https://www.facebook.com/363793233373/videos/10159347518878374

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Twitter

A Twitter user named ‘Ajay‘ with the Twitter handle ‘@_AjayBabu‘ tweeted the viral video with the caption –

“सूर्य नमस्कार के प्रदर्शन करने के साथ ही टोकियो मे ओलंपिक खेलो का शुभारंभ हुआ….”

Translation – “With the performance of Surya Namaskar, the Olympic Games started in Tokyo.”

सूर्य नमस्कार के प्रदर्शन करने के साथ ही टोकियो मे ओलंपिक खेलो का शुभारंभ हुआ…. https://t.co/w4T9qPq3Sh

— अजय जन्मेजय (@_AjayBabu) July 25, 2021

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विश्व गुरु थे , विश्व गुरु हैं , विश्व गुरु रहेंगे..!!

भारतीय संस्कृति की दुनिया में गूंज

टोक्यो ओलंपिक उद्घाटन समारोह में तिरंगा बनाते हुए , संस्कृत में सूर्य नमस्कार का मंत्र बोलते हुए , भारतीय संस्कृति श्रेष्ठ का संदेश..👏👏

जय मां भारती 🚩🙏 pic.twitter.com/kxy4mRUl84

— Dilip Kumar Singh (@DilipKu24388061) July 24, 2021

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सूर्य नमस्कार
जी हां , भारत का यह योग तिरंगे कलर में पहली बार "टोकियो ओलंपिक " में प्रदर्शित किया गया ।
आप भारतीय होने का गौरव अनुभव कर सकते है#Olympics #OlympicGames #Olympics2021 pic.twitter.com/OpFqkMguhw

— satish (@aapka) July 25, 2021

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RT @Shrish_1987: गर्व महसूस कीजिए कि जापान के लोगों ने योग में सूर्य नमस्कार किया वह भी भारत के झंडे का फॉर्मेशन बनाकर।

पीएम मोदी जी ने दुनिया को योग की संस्कृति देकर भारत को गौरवान्वित किया।

#मोदी_हैं_तो_मुमकिन_है 💪🇮🇳🚩#जय_हिन्द 🇮🇳🚩

💞🥀🙏#शुभर… pic.twitter.com/AD5FuD4SKD

— Vicky Vishal Karn – राष्ट्रहित सर्वोपरि🇮🇳 (@VickyVishalKarn) July 21, 2021

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Truth

The video of Surya Namaskar is neither from current year, nor from Tokyo, Japan.
This is a 6 years old video from Mongolia

The viral claim is false and misleading, the video originally documents an event organised by the Art of Living Foundation, a non-governmental organisation founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The event was organised during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mongolia on 17 May 2015.

Using InVid, we broke the viral video into several keyframes and performed a reverse image search. The reverse image search led us to the longer version of the video uploaded on PM Modi’s official Youtube channel on 17 May 2015. The video is titled “PM Modi at the Community Reception & Yoga Event organised by ‘Art of Living‘ in Mongolia,” and it was streamed live on 17 May 2015.

Using the keywords ‘PM Modi community reception Mongolia,’ we searched on Youtube and found the longer version of the viral video this time on PMO India’s official Youtube channel and also on another Youtube channel named NMF News. The video was also streamed live on PMO India’s official Youtube channel on 17 May 2015 and is titled “PM Modi at community reception in Mongolia.”

Had I not come here and met you all, perhaps this trip would be incomplete: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/zLA6X9APHD

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) May 17, 2015

I was seeing the Surya Namaskar. I saw people from all age groups were doing it & spreading the message of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: PM

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) May 17, 2015

Saw immense enthusiasm at the 'Art of Living' programme. http://t.co/0X5EiLh639 @SriSri pic.twitter.com/a8QsMwmyPH

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 17, 2015

In order to collect more information about the event, we decided to search on the microblogging site Twitter. Using Twitter advanced search, we were able to locate several tweets from the official Twitter handles of PMO India and PM Narendra Modi regarding the event.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mongolia on 17 May 2015 was historic as he became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Mongolia. The highlights of PM Modi’s visit to Mongolia in May 2015 are also available on PM Modi’s official website, and can be accessed here.

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