Today is the 5th International Yoga Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the celebrations through a mega show in Prabhat Tara ground, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Modi performed Yoga along with around 30,000 other participants.
Yoga for peace, harmony and progress! Watch #YogaDay2019 programme from Ranchi. https://t.co/nP8xHWMVYi
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 21, 2019
PM Modi encouraged all Indian missions across the world to celebrate this day with utmost zeal. A video message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been sent to all embassies for screening at the beginning of the yoga day celebrations.
Setting the stage for International Yoga Day, which is being celebrated on a global scale since 2015, PM Modi has been sharing an asana every day on social media urging people to join the movement.
The social media sites have been pouring with images as people all across the world have been sharing videos and pictures of performing Yoga.
With the first light in the dawn-lit mountains, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) troops celebrated Yoga Day with their darling dogs and horses. ITBP troops of ATS Lohitpur are one of the first in the country to set the ball rolling on International Yoga Day.
Border Security Force, taking the celebrations to a completely new and innovational level shared a video on Twitter showing the Dog squad of the force performing Yoga with their trainers. The BSF dogs look as serious and enthusiastic about the event!
#WATCH Dog squad of Border Security Force performs yoga along with their trainers on #YogaDay2019 in Jammu. pic.twitter.com/TTN2vAgbeS
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Defying the unendurable whether conditions, the Indian Army Jawans were seen performing Yoga in sub-zero conditions in harshest terrains known to man.
It does not matter if they are under harsh sun or over freezing mountains or in chilling water. Indian Jawans undeterred by extreme conditions performed Jal Yoga in Arunachal Pradesh.
Indian Navy personnel also performed various yoga asanas onboard INS Sumedha:
The importance of Yoga is being recognised not only by our Indian Armed forces but many people all across India are accepting and adopting the benefits of the physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India.
The UN headquarters had organised the Yoga Day on the ground outside, but due to rains, it was moved to the magnificent General Assembly hall inside. A brief video capturing the essence of the celebrations was shared by Indian Ambassador and permanent representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin shared a video of the same on Twitter, where the UN General Assembly was seen reverberating with the chants of Om Shanti.
If it rains outside …..#YogaDay observance @UN moves to a better location inside – GA Hall pic.twitter.com/fUB8XNpsW6
— Syed Akbaruddin (@AkbaruddinIndia) June 21, 2019
Few Yoga Gurus joined the officials and diplomats at the United Nations headquarters which was filled to capacity. Syed Akbaruddin also shared photos of the event, where Indian cultural dances were performed as part of the Yoga Day.
More than 80 people collected at the French Embassy to celebrate Yoga. More than 25 lakh people are fond of yoga in France which makes the country a European hub for yoga.
Yoga was also performed with equal zeal at the Embassy of the United States of America in Delhi:
Yoga is not only about discipline but it is all about fun! People on this Yoga day were seen dressed up as cartoon characters, celebrating International Yoga Day with PM Modi in Ranchi.
As our Prime Minister rightly said, yoga is one of the most powerful unifying forces in the world. Yoga is the oneness of the individual soul (jiva) with the Atma. A disciplined technique of controlling the body and the mind.
Last year too, this day was celebrated across India with equal enthusiasm. Then to Twitter had poured in with images of International Yoga Day celebrations which had then proved that the Indian Armed forces are not only unmatched in their valour and skills, but also in their style and ingenuity.
