In Mysuru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the main event of the International Day of Yoga in the backdrop of the iconic Mysuru Palace, Karnataka
Yoga is India’s gift to humantiy and it is a holistic approach to health and well-being, balancing mind, body and soul, said President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of International Day of Yoga on Tuesday, June 21, a report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says .
.In Mysuru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the main event of the International Day of Yoga in the backdrop of the iconic Mysuru Palace, Karnataka.The PM said: “Yoga no longer a part of life, but is becoming a way of life. Yoga brings peace to our universe”.
Thousands of people joined the Prime Minister in the mass Yoga demonstration here.
“This whole universe starts from our own body and soul. The universe starts from us”, Modi said. “And, Yoga makes us conscious of everything within us and builds a sense of awareness”.
“Yoga brings peace for us. The peace from yoga is not merely for individuals. Yoga brings peace to our society. Yoga brings peace to our nations and the world. And, Yoga brings peace to our universe”, the Prime Minister said.
Yoga celebrations at Rock Garden
Residents of Chandigarh on Tuesday participated in the eighth International Yoga Day celebrations at the famed Rock Garden that was presided over by the Union Territory’s Administrator Banwarilal Purohit. Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Som Parkash was the guest of honour.
“This whole universe starts from our own body and soul. The universe starts from us”, Modi said. “And, Yoga makes us conscious of everything within us and builds a sense of awareness”.
Besides the Rock Garden, the administration celebrated the Yoga day at 74 other sites too. Nearly 2,000 people from Patanjali, Brahma Kumari’s, AYUSH and CRPF personnel performed yoga asanas
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Karad led a crowd of nearly 7,500 people in yoga on Tuesday morning at the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad
In New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with MPS attended a ‘Yoga Shivir’ on the occasion of 8th International Day of Yoga, at Parliament House in New Delhi.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal performed Yoga asanas along with hundreds of people at Thyagaraj stadium. He appealed to people to practice Yoga and Pranayam every day.
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