‘Yoga brings peace to universe': PM leads Yoga Day celebrations from Mysuru

Mysuru, June 21: On the occasion of the eighth edition of the International Day of Yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Yoga Day event that was orgnised in Mysuru in Karnataka. The theme for the International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2022 celebrations is - 'Yoga for Humanity'.

 

 

PM Modi was joined by 15,000 people in the mass Yoga demonstration in Karnataka. Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Union Minister for Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal, officials of the Ministry of Ayush and the Government of Karnataka, and other dignitaries performed yoga at the event.

 

 

Modi said yoga brings peace to our universe and gave them hope of healthy life to humanity. "This whole universe starts from our own body and soul. The universe starts from us", Modi said. "And, Yoga makes us conscious of everything within us and builds a sense of awareness."

 

 

 

To mark the 75 years of India's independence, the Ministry for Ayush identified 75 locations for Union Ministers to participate in the Yoga Day celebration.

 

It was during his speech at the UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi first floated the idea of the International Yoga Day. The draft resolution passed by India was supported by 177 nations. With universal recognition and growing popularity of Yoga, the United Nations declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga on December 11, 2014.

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