Porni Banerjee | ২১ জুন ২০২৪ ১৪ : ১৩Porni Banerjee

India is celebrating the 10th International Yoga Day today (June 21) and to mark the celebration of the occasion, several Indian leaders were seen performing Yoga nationwide.

The main event that took place in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Friday, was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and saw participation of over thousands of yoga enthusiasts.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar performed a few asanas along with several other members of the diplomatic community at an indoor facility in Delhi.

“Participated this morning at the #IDY2024 event in New Delhi with members of the diplomatic community. Developing Yoga enthusiasm and awareness around the world has been an inspiration. Happy to see that #YogaforSelfAndSociety has become an essential way of life for so many,” Jaishankar wrote on X.   
Additionally, President Droupadi Murmu participated in a yoga session on the occasion and shared a few words on the importance of yoga in our daily lives.

“Greetings to the entire global community, especially the fellow citizens of India, on International Yoga Day! Yoga is India"s unique gift to humanity. In view of rising lifestyle related problems, Yoga has become far more important today. Yoga is a way to physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Let us resolve to adopt yoga as an integral part of our day-to-day living,” she said.

Meanwhile, several other union ministers, including Piyush Goyal and Rajnath Singh, Anurag Thakur, Mansukh Mandaviya, Nitin Gadkari, among many others marked the celebrations of Yoga with a few asanas.

Meanwhile, Union Health Minister JP Nadda urged everyone to include Yoga in their daily lives to foster mental, emotional, physical and spiritual wellness. “On this occasion, I want to appeal to everyone to make yoga a part of your daily life. Yoga combines our physical, mental, and spiritual self,” he said.

On the other hand, in Israel, over 300 participants performed Yoga at the Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation in Tel Aviv as part of International Yoga Day.
The programme, led by Modi, was initially scheduled to be held at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) on the banks of Dal Lake. However, the venue was shifted indoors following disruption due to incessant rains.

This year’s theme for yoga celebrations, ‘Yoga for Self and Society’, focuses on yoga’s significant role in promoting one’s mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.