Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the Nation on the occasion of 11th International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebration, by performing Yoga alongside over three lakh participants at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday morning.
He will also be joined by Union Minister of State (IC) Ayush and Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav, and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, including 11,009 naval personnel.
The Prime Minister will perform Yoga, which will be synchronised with over 10 lakh locations across the country under the ‘Yoga Sangam’ initiative.
The event will take place across a 26-kilometre stretch from RK Beach in Visakhapatnam to Bhogapuram, with the event aiming to set a new Guinness World Record. The Andhra Pradesh government is also coordinating a Guinness World Record attempt to mark the occasion. Additionally, over 50 lakh yoga certificates will be awarded to registered participants by the Andhra government.
As part of the celebrations in Visakhapatnam, a remarkable Surya Namaskar programme was organised at Andhra University on Friday, where around 25,000 tribal children performed 108 Surya Namaskars in 108 minutes.
In the National Capital too, the stage is all set to actively participate in the national celebration which will be held at 109 locations across the capital, including a grand program at the historic Red Fort.
The Red Fort event will highlight the theme “Yoga for One Earth, One Health” will be organised by Brahma Kumaris in collaboration with the Ministry of Ayush, and supported by the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga and the Archaeological Survey of India.
To ensure the inclusive reach of yoga’s benefits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed a letter to all Gram Pradhans, noting that It is a matter of pride that yoga has positively transformed lives not only in India but across the world.
