Mysore/Mysuru: K.S. Badari Narayan, a World Yoga Alliance Certified Trainer and a World Record Holder in Yoga from Mysuru, has created a unique record by gazing at the Sun continuously for 42 minutes without blinking his eyes, in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple in city on Jan. 24.

On account of Rathasaptami (Jan. 28) and to mark his ailing mother Chakravarthy Raja Iyengar Bharathi’s birthday, Badari Narayan, a Multi-skilled Software Professional, performed this act titled ‘Sun Gazing without Blinking an Eye’ (also called ‘Trataka Kriya’), for 42 minutes from 12 noon to 12.42 pm and dedicated this feat to his mother.  He also performed ‘Pranayama’ during the period.

It is believed that seeing Sun directly through the eyes activates the Pineal Gland which is also known as the ‘Third Eye’ responsible for the physical, mental and spiritual activities of a human being.

He has several world records in his name in Yoga and has also performed Yoga in 108 places in a day at Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu.

Badari Narayan is a resident of Nandini Layout on T. Narasipur road in Mysuru.  His father K.R. Srinivasan, a body-builder of National repute, had died in a road accident.

Badari Narayan, who had worked in several companies at Malaysia and Oman, especially   automobiles, aerospace, real estate firms and also event management company in Malaysia, returned to Mysuru 15 years ago and since then is actively involved in creating awareness against plastic, eradication of parthenium, besides helping the aged and the needy, Police personnel by restoring traffic sign boards and clearing plastic wastes at Chamundi foothills.