Shelender Kumar of Hisar, Haryana, has achieved a distinctive milestone in yoga by maintaining the Vajrasana, also known as the Thunderbolt Pose, for 2 hours and 16 minutes. The achievement was confirmed by the India Book of Records (IBR) on July 3, 2026.

Born on December 7, 1979, Kumar was recognized for performing the Vajrasana yoga pose for the longest duration by an individual. His recorded time was 2 hours and 16 minutes, equivalent to 136 minutes.

Vajrasana is a kneeling yoga posture in which the practitioner sits back on the heels. It is commonly known as the Thunderbolt Pose, with the name Vajrasana associated with the Sanskrit term “vajra.” The posture has a relatively stable form, but maintaining it for an extended period places the focus on endurance and sustained postural control.

Unlike records based on speed, repetition or distance, Kumar’s achievement was determined by the length of time he was able to maintain the designated posture. The 2-hour-16-minute duration made sustained endurance the central element of the record attempt.

The total duration can be expressed as 136 minutes, highlighting the extended nature of the performance. Maintaining a single yoga posture for more than two hours represents a very different type of physical challenge from completing a sequence of movements, as the participant must remain in the specified position throughout the attempt.

Vajrasana is characterized by its seated kneeling position, with the body remaining relatively stationary. This makes the duration itself the defining measurement in a record such as Kumar’s. Rather than counting repetitions or measuring movement, the achievement is based entirely on the time spent maintaining the pose.

Kumar’s record adds another example of how yoga-based challenges can be defined around sustained performance. The achievement combines a specific posture, a clearly measured duration and an individual record category.

Born in 1979, Kumar completed the challenge in the Vajrasana position and achieved a recorded duration of 2 hours and 16 minutes. His performance was subsequently confirmed by the India Book of Records on July 3, 2026.

With a total duration of 136 minutes, Shelender Kumar was recognized for the longest duration to perform the Vajrasana yoga pose by an individual. The achievement marks a notable endurance-based record centered on maintaining a single yoga posture for an extended period.