New York, Dec. 22 -- In what experts described as a defining moment for global wellbeing, more than 12.1 million people from 150 countries participated in what was billed as the largest collective meditation in history, led by India's spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, on World Meditation Day.

World Meditation Day was formally adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2024 as an annual observance to underline the role of meditation in mental wellbeing and social harmony.

This year's observance was anchored at the United Nations Trusteeship Council in New York, where diplomats and senior officials joined the live meditation led by Gurudev, while millions more participated across continents.

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