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PM Modi practicing yoga. – Photo: PTI
PM Narendra Modi participated in Yoga Day celebrations in Andhra Pradesh. PM Modi said that Yoga takes people on a journey of unity with the world. There is some tension around the world. I request the world to consider this Yoga Day as the beginning of Yoga 2.0 for humanity, where inner peace becomes a global policy.
On International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed yoga with three lakh people in the port city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. PM Modi said that Yoga for One Earth, One Health needs to be made a global resolution. Let us all together make yoga a mass movement. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan also participated in the Yoga Day celebrations.
PM Modi said that yoga is for everyone beyond boundaries, background, age or physical ability. It is a gift that connects humanity in health, harmony and consciousness. I am happy that we have gathered in Visakhapatnam, a city that beautifully blends nature and progress. I heartily congratulate Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan for hosting such a wonderful event under their inspiring leadership. Andhra Pradesh has taken this meaningful initiative to promote yoga.
He said that let us all together make yoga a mass movement. A movement that leads the world towards peace, health and harmony. Where every person starts the day with yoga and finds balance in life. Where every society is connected with yoga and is free from stress. Where yoga becomes a medium to bind humanity together. Where Yoga for One Earth, One Health becomes a global resolution.
Sand art created in Odisha. – Photo: PTI
PM Modi said that Yoga takes people on a journey of unity with the world. There is some tension across the world. I request the world to consider this Yoga Day as the beginning of Yoga 2.0 for humanity, where inner peace becomes a global policy. Yoga is a great personal discipline, it is a system that takes people from I to We and it is the pause button that humanity needs to breathe, balance and become whole again.
Recalling India’s initiative at the United Nations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled India’s initiative to declare June 21 as International Yoga Day at the United Nations in 2014. He said that I remember when India proposed in the United Nations that June 21 be celebrated as International Yoga Day. In a very short time, 175 countries came forward to support this initiative. Such unity and tremendous global support was truly extraordinary. It was not just about agreeing on a proposal, it was a collective step taken for the betterment of humanity. It reflects a shared vision for a healthier, more aware world. Today we can see that yoga has become an integral part of the lives of many people across the world.
PM Modi practicing yoga. – Photo: PTI
Yoga reached the world
PM Modi said how yoga has reached every corner of the earth. It has become a global symbol of health and peace. He said that whether it is the steps of Sydney Opera House, the peaks of Everest or the expanse of the ocean. The message is the same everywhere – Yoga belongs to all and is for all. The global acceptance of yoga is not just symbolic, but it is a joint effort for human welfare.
Yoga connected the whole world
The Prime Minister wished Yoga Day to people across the world. He said that today for the 11th time the whole world is doing yoga together on 21 June. Yoga simply means to connect. It is amazing to see how yoga has connected the whole world.
Union Minister JP Nadda addressing the Yoga Day celebrations. – Photo: PTI/Video Grab
BJP National President JP Nadda also participated in the International Yoga Day celebrations in New Delhi. He said that Yoga is not just a physical exercise. For many people, it has a much deeper meaning. It is a path through which we try to connect with our inner consciousness, often through practices like meditation. The word Yoga itself means ‘to unite’, symbolising the union of body, mind and spirit. It is not only a physical discipline but also an intense mental and spiritual practice. He said that in December 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared that June 21 would be celebrated every year as International Yoga Day. Over the last decade, we have seen how the world has adopted and accepted yoga as a powerful practice for physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
Foreign guests practicing yoga in New Delhi. – Photo: PTI
The theme of the 11th International Yoga Day celebrated across the country and the world was decided as Yoga for One Earth, One Health. 3.19 lakh people performed yoga simultaneously in an area of 26 km from RK Beach to Bhogapuram in Visakhapatnam. 326 compartments with a capacity of 1,000 people have been prepared for the smooth conduct of this mega event. 3.32 lakh T-shirts and five lakh mats were arranged for yoga.
25,000 students have performed Surya Namaskar for 108 minutes
More than 25,000 tribal students have perform Surya Namaskar for 108 minutes at the Yoga Maha Kumbh in Visakhapatnam. Its aim is to create a record of the largest group and the highest number of people performing Surya Namaskar together.
