On Thursday, more than 70,000 people are expected to assemble at the race course for the event.While the race course is spread across 139 acres, the district administration will utilise 71 acres for the event. The seven gates of the race course will be opened at 5am on Thursday. The race course is the venue for the International Yoga Day celebrations, and on Sunday, when the district administration held a rehearsal of the event, nearly 8,000 yoga enthusiasts gathered at the venue. The district administration has roped in a few NGOs to clean the venue after the event. The event will begin at 7am, and is expected to last till 7.45am..