NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 21, 2025 (ETV Bharat): On the 11th International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday led a mass yoga session (photo above) from Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh with simultaneous sessions at over 100,000 locations across the country. The event called Yoga Sangam is aimed at spreading awareness on the adoption of yoga into lifestyles while capturing interrelationships between humans for individual wellbeing and global sustainability. PM Modi led the main event from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, where approximately 500,000 people joined him in performing yoga along the RK Beach here. Addressing the event, PM Modi said, “Yoga is not just an exercise. It is a way of living.”

From schools and colleges to army camps, public parks, government offices and even remote villages, millions of participants came together to perform the Common Yoga Protocol (CYP), a standard sequence of yoga postures designed to promote physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Senior leaders and ministers are also observing celebrations throughout the country. Union Home Minister Amit Shah celebrated International Yoga Day at the historic Adalaj Vav stepwell near Ahmedabad. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh participated in the celebrations in Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir. He also interacted with Armed Forces personnel based in Udhampur cantt. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri joined diplomats in a yoga session. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel performed yoga at Pangong Tso lake, showcasing unprecedented flexibility to pursue extreme challenges. In Kurukshetra alongside Haryana’s Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and yoga guru Ramdev participated in an event held at the sacred Brahma Sarovar.

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Many photos:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/international-yoga-day-2025-in-pictures/article69720386.ece

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