#InternationalDayofYoga : Yoga has now become a global festival. Yoga is not only for any individual, but for the entire humanity – Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

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On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that yoga is becoming a way of life and has become a source of inspiration for health, balance and cooperation.

As per PTI report, The Prime Minister remarked that India is celebrating Yoga Day at a time when the country is celebrating its 75th year of independence, “the Amrit Mahotsav.”

This widespread acceptance of Yoga Day, is the acceptance of that “Amrit spirit of India which gave energy to India’s freedom struggle.” Mass Yoga demonstrations are being organised at 75 iconic locations across the country which have been witness to the glorious history of India and have been the center of cultural energy.

“The experience of collective yoga at the historical sites of India is like tying together India’s past, India’s diversity, and India’s expansion”, he elaborated.

He also informed about the novel programme ‘Guardian Yoga Ring’ which is a collaborative exercise between 79 countries and United Nations organisations along with Indian Missions abroad to illustrate Yoga’s unifying power that surpasses national boundaries.

As the sun apparently moves from the east to the west across the world, the Mass Yoga Demonstrations in the participating countries, if seen from any one point on Earth, will seem to be happening one after the other, almost in tandem, thus underlining the concept of ‘One Sun, One Earth’.

“These practices of yoga are giving wonderful inspiration for health, balance and cooperation”, he added. Prime Minister on Tuesday performed yoga at the main event of the eighth edition of the International Day of Yoga in the heritage city of Mysuru in Karnataka. More than 15,000 people participated in the Yoga celebrations along with the Prime Minister at the Mysore Palace grounds.

The Prime Minister said the yogic energy, which has been nurtured for centuries by the spiritual centers of India like Mysuru, is today giving direction to global health. Today yoga is becoming a basis for global cooperation and is providing a belief of a healthy life to mankind, he added.

“Yoga has now become a global festival. Yoga is not only for any individual, but for the entire humanity. Therefore, this time the theme of International Day of Yoga is – Yoga for humanity”, PM Modi said. He thanked the United Nation and all the countries for taking this theme globally.