To mark the 75 years of India's independence, the Ministry for Ayush identified 75 locations for Union Ministers to participate in the Yoga Day celebration today.The theme of this year's Yoga Day celebrations is 'Yoga for Humanity' and around 25 crore people across the world are expected to take part in various events, doing yoga in unison towards better health and wellness for all.
Let's take a look at how the country is celebrating Yoga Day.
Himveers of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) perform Yoga in Ladakh at 17,000 feet.
Troops deployed at an altitude of 13000 ft, including at Amarnath holy cave, Brarimarg, Sangam, Baltal and Domel performed Yoga on International Day of Yoga. It was attended by around 450 soldiers at these locations.
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CM Pushkar Singh Dhami performs Yoga at Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh.?
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External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and diplomats of various countries perform Yoga at Purana Quila, Delhi.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal participates in #InternationalDayofYoga celebrations in Kurukshetra, Haryana along with hundred others.?
People perform yoga at Goal Bagh ground in Durgiana Tirath, Amritsar.?
The easternmost deployed Indian Naval Warship, INS Satpura, Mumbai, operating near the International Dateline in the middle of the Pacific Ocean kick-started the Indian Navy¡¯s International Day of Yoga activities by conducting the Common Yoga Protocol at sea.
Also, Yoga Day celebrations were held at the Gateway of India in Mumbai
Around 1000 people participated in the Yoga programme held at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai. Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi was also present at the event.?
PM Narendra Modi performs Yoga in Mysuru.??
International Yoga Day was celebrated at Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan also participated in the event.?
Himveers of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) practice yoga at the eastern tip of the nation, ATS, Lohitpur.?
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, shuttler PV Sindhu along with hundred others participate in #InternationalDayofYoga in Hyderabad.
33 Battalion ITBP perform yoga in front of the Brahmaputra River at Lachit Ghat, Guwahati.?
Sand art at Puri beach in Odisha on the occasion of International Yoga Day.
ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) personnel perform Yoga in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh.?
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