International Yoga Day 2023: The world today marks the 9th year of celebrating International Yoga Day. The United Nations recognized June 21 as International Day of Yoga through a resolution in 2014. While the global celebration of IDY 2023 will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the United Nations Headquarters in New York , USA, the national celebration of IDY 2023 will be presided over by the Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.
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Even after being in another part of the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the celebration of International Yoga Day 2023 via video message today. Some key points in his speech were:
- “The solidarity of more than 180 countries at India’s call is historic and unprecedented.”
- “What unites us is Yoga”
- “Yoga creates a healthy and strong society where collective energy is much more abundant”
- “India’s culture and social structure, its spirituality and ideals as well as its philosophy and vision have always nurtured traditions of solidarity, acceptance and acceptance”
- “Yoga connects us to consciousness making us feel the unity of the organism”
- “Through Yoga, we learn to act altruistically, we decide to journey from Karma to Karmayoga.”
- “Our physical strength and mental development will become the foundation of a developed India”
People from different walks of life have been practicing yoga and sharing their snaps on social media to inspire others. Check out some of them below:
Prime Minister Narendra performs Yoga at UN Headquarters with many others. On his Twitter, he also shared some sneak peeks with the caption: “What an epic Yoga Day program in New York! Grateful for the energy and commitment of all involved. This shows how Yoga unites us in the pursuit of health, peace and harmony. Amazing! YogaDay brings together yoga enthusiasts at the United Nations headquarters, setting a new Guinness World Record. This is the unifying power of Yoga in action, representing ‘Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ – the world is indeed one family.”
Source: Narendra Modi/Twitter
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President Droupadi Murmu performed yoga at Rashtrapati Bhawan today to mark the event. She wrote on Twitter: “Yoga is one of the great achievements of our civilization and India’s great gift to the rest of the world. Yoga unites body and mind and it is a holistic approach to life. Yoga helps us all to live in a relaxed state.” better positioned to meet the growing challenges all around us. On this day, I urge everyone to apply yoga in their daily lives and experience its transformative power.”
Indian soldiers practice Yoga at Ladakh’s Pangong Tso Lake source: Twitter
The Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, ITBP, BSF and BRO all worked together to demonstrate the yoga sequence that created Yoga Bharatmala and Yoga Sagarmala. On the other hand, the Indian coastline will host a yoga event this year called Yoga Sagarmala, including on the upper deck of INS Vikrant.
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Indian soldiers performing Yoga in Siachen and Ladakh. From Siachen & Ladakh glaciers in the North, remote Arunachal Pradesh in the East, Indira Point in the South to Kutch & Thar in the West. Source: Indian Army Twitter ADG-PI
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source: Twitter
Break the barriers. On the occasion today, all the paralyzed and disabled people of Pune’s Paraplegic Rehabilitation Center and Artificial Limb Center practiced yoga under the government’s Har Aangan Yoga initiative.
source: Twitter
source: Twitter
Chief Minister Anurag Thakur, Smriti Z Irani and celebrities like Shilpa Shetty also shared their videos and messages on various social media platforms. Harsh Sanghavi, MLA from Surat shared a video on Twitter. He wrote, “SURAT set a Guinness World Record.” During the state ‘International Day of Yoga’, Surat set a Guinness World Record for the largest number of people gathered to practice yoga in one location. More than ten thousand people participated in this event. This remarkable achievement is a testament to Prime Minister Modii Ji’s clarion call for #YogaForAll.”
“SURAT Has Set a Guinness World Record”
During the State-level ‘International Yoga Day’, Surat set a Guinness World Record for the largest number of people gathering to practice yoga at one place. More than a thousand people participated in this event.
This remarkable feat is testament to… pic.twitter.com/wrMERemLYK
– Harsh Sanghavi (@sanghaviharsh)
June 21, 2023
#CLOCK | Prisoners and prison staff performed yoga at the Central Prison on the occasion 9th #InternationalYogaDay in Indore, Madhya Pradesh pic.twitter.com/oTIdDbXfrp
– ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ)
June 21, 2023
A smile can spread the fire of happiness around us. But to be able to do so, one needs to be happy from within… Make Yoga a part of your life for a healthy mind, body and soul. People say, healthy people are happy people 💪♥️ 😊
Wish everyone happy &… pic.twitter.com/Rz7gmk0XG9
– SHILPA SHETTY KUNDRA (@TheShilpaShetty)
June 21, 2023
Yoga is about transcending your limitations and experiencing the Universal Nature of existence. One Earth, One Family, One Future – the way forward for Humanity. #InternationalYogaDay @UNESCO @IndiaAtUNESCO @MEAIndia @MoAYUSH pic.twitter.com/mXTmTQKQLT
— Sadhguru (@SadhguruJV)
June 21, 2023
The #Yoga Session was conducted by Shri Mayank Vashishth & Shri Krisanu Banikya from @Art of Living, #Guwahati in which they perform various asanas together. A light drizzle throughout the event created a peaceful atmosphere for the 9th edition of the day. pic.twitter.com/widnD787Am
— PRO, Kohima & Imphal, Ministry of Defense (@prodefkohima)
June 21, 2023
Here are memorable highlights from #Yoga Day program in New York City… pic.twitter.com/roNQMXfmeq
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
June 22, 2023
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In his speech, the Prime Minister said: “The fact that more than 180 countries have come together at India’s call is historic and unprecedented.” He reiterated the support of a record number of countries in 2014 when the proposal for Yoga Day was introduced at the United Nations General Assembly, making Yoga a global movement and global spirit through International Yoga Day.
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