International Yoga Day in photos: PM Modi performs yoga, promotes global wellness at Visakhapatnam event
International Yoga Day in photos: PM Modi performs yoga, promotes global wellness at Visakhapatnam event
6 Photos . Updated: 21 Jun 2025, 09:44 AM IST
Share Via
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in the International Yoga Day 2025 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. PM Modi stresses the importance of performing yoga for Humanity 2.0, when inner peace shapes global policy.
1/6Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes part in a yoga session during the 11th International Day of Yoga celebrations in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This year's theme, Yoga for One Earth, One Health, reflects India's commitment to global well-being. (@NarendraModi)
2/6PM Modi promotes holistic health on International Yoga Day 2025 with thousands of yoga enthusiasts in Visakhapatnam. (@NarendraModi)
3/6Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared this photo on Twitter, showing 2,000 yoga enthusiasts gathered at the Puligundu Twin Hills near Chittoor for the International Day of Yoga 2025. (Narendra Modi-X)
4/6Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared an image on Twitter showing 2,000 yoga practitioners assembled at Puligundu Twin Hills near Chittoor for Yogandhra 2025 — Andhra Pradesh's month-long celebration ahead of the International Day of Yoga 2025. (Narendra Modi - X)
5/6Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined 2,000 yoga practitioners near Puligundu Twin Hills to commemorate International Yoga Day 2025 from Visakhapatnam. He highlighted yoga's power to promote peace amid ongoing global conflicts. (Narendra Modi - X)
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Hans India
an hour ago
- Hans India
TCEI and TEFA Celebrate International Yoga Day 2025 at HITEX Hyderabad with Yoga, Zumba, and Free Health Camp
Telangana Chamber of Events Industry (TCEI) - India's largest regional events associati inon; along with its constituent association Telangana Event Facilitators Association (TEFA) organized International Day of Yoga 2025 under the global theme One Earth One Health at HITEX Exhibition Center, Hyderabad. This programme was supported by HITEX Exhibition Center. Followed by a rejuvenating yoga session and A high-energy Zumba was conducted, adding a dynamic rhythm to the morning. Additionally, a free health check-up camp was organized for all participants, reinforcing the holistic wellness message of International Yoga Day.
&w=3840&q=100)
Business Standard
an hour ago
- Business Standard
Odisha planning to include yoga in school curriculum, health schemes: CM
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday said the state government is taking initiatives to include yoga in the school curriculum and public health programme as this helps create a healthy, self-reliant and efficient India. Addressing a state-level programme on the occasion of International Yoga Day at Kalinga Stadium here, he said yoga is not just a physical exercise but something that keeps the body, mind and soul active. The programme, organised by Odisha's Sports and Youth Affairs Department, was attended by over 10,000 people, including ministers, lawmakers, bureaucrats, students, women and others. In Odisha, we are making yoga available to everyone. We organise awareness campaigns on yoga in schools, colleges, hostels and sporting centres. We can also include yoga in school curriculum and public health programmes, the chief minister said. Majhi said that the awareness programmes on yoga teach people to maintain a healthy life. Though yoga has been practised in India for many years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured its international recognition after assuming charge as the PM in 2014, he said. Due to the PM's efforts, the United Nations declared June 21 as the International Yoga Day, he said. The chief minister said that yoga is "not just a physical exercise, but something that keeps body, mind and soul active". Yoga is a medium to attain physical, intellectual, mental and spiritual fulfilment. It is beneficial for human bodies," he said. The theme of this year's International Yoga Day is 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health', which highlights the deep connection between personal well-being and the health of the planet. "It shows how the ancient yoga practice nourishes not only the body and mind but also nature and promotes a harmonious lifestyle that respects all living beings," he said. On this occasion, the traditional Gotipu dance was performed by the culture department. Internationally acclaimed sand artist Padma Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing Ustrasana (Camel Pose) on the Puri sea beach. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
United News of India
an hour ago
- United News of India
By promoting yoga, India offered world path to holistic health: Yogi
Gorakhpur, June 21 (UNI) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said yoga is a timeless gift of Indian wisdom that has become a global symbol of well-being. Addressing yoga practitioners and trainers at Mahant Digvijaynath Memorial Hall on Gorakhnath Temple premises before joining them for yoga practice on the occasion of 11th International Yoga Day, the CM said that by promoting yoga as a tool for public welfare, India has offered the world a path to holistic health. He said that on the 11th International Yoga Day, nearly 190 countries are proudly embracing India's yoga tradition. "Yoga is a wonderful practice from India's sage tradition that keeps both the body and the mind healthy," he said. Yogi extended greetings to the people of the state on International Yoga Day, emphasising India's age-old reverence for yoga. Quoting the ancient saying 'Sharir madhyam khalu dharma sadhanam', the body is indeed the means to fulfill Dharma, he said that all four pursuits of human life, Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha, are rooted in physical well-being. He said, "A healthy body is essential not only for material success and personal fulfilment but also for spiritual advancement." He explained that yoga plays a vital role in keeping the body healthy so that one can pursue these goals. "India has always used yoga as a way to support public welfare and through this, it has also guided the world toward universal well-being." he said. The CM said, "Today we see many different aspects of yoga. India's rich tradition has introduced the world to higher states of awareness through yoga. From personality development to revealing the mysteries of the universe, this vast knowledge of yoga is preserved in our Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Smritis and other sacred texts." He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reviving and globalising India's ancient yoga tradition. "At a time when other countries were attempting to patent yoga postures, PM Modi took the historic step of securing global recognition for yoga through the United Nations. As a result of his efforts, International Yoga Day has been celebrated worldwide every year since June 21, 2015, with participation from 190 countries today," he said. Yogi said, "International Yoga Day is a way to honour our sage tradition and help future generations stay connected to this rich heritage,' he said. He also highlighted yoga's healing power, quoting the Sanskrit verse, 'Na tasya rogo na jara na mrityuh praptasya yogagrimayam shareeram', which means a body refined through yoga becomes free from illness, ageing and even death. Yogi expressed that it was his good fortune to participate in the International Yoga Day event on the sacred land of Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath. He said that he hoped the enthusiasm for yoga would lead to public welfare, social well-being, and the progress of the nation by ensuring healthy bodies and minds. Meanwhile, CM Yogi also watched and listened to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's live address at the Mahant Digvijaynath Smriti Bhawan in Gorakhnath Temple on the occasion. Afterwards, he practiced various yoga asanas, pranayama and meditation along with other yoga practitioners and trainees present at the hall. Yoga is an important and essential part of CM Yogi Adityanath's daily routine.
