The main programme will be held at Chandigarh which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said yoga day programmes will also be organised in 391 Universities, 16,000 colleges and 12,000 schools across the country.
On the occasion of the International Yoga Day, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) will, in collaboration with over a dozen noted social organisations, hold 1,00,260 yoga programmes at different centres across the country, he said.
Of these, 10 regional-level mega events will be hosted in Varanasi, Imphal, Jammu, Vadodara, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Vijayawada, Bhubaneshwar, Shimla and Hoshiarpur, said Singh, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office.
Lakhs of people on gathered on Sunday to celebrate the Second International Yoga Day in Poland, a country where yoga has become a way of life for many Poles.
Like last year, the main venue in Warsaw was a vast and beautiful park, Pole Mokotowskie, which a few thousand people thronged throughout the day to take part in the display of asanas or yoga technique.
Indian ambassador Ajay Bisaria, a yoga student himself, led the campaign in the Polish capital since 10 a.m. Many diplomats from other countries joined the unique event.
On the occasion of the International Yoga Day, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) will, in collaboration with over a dozen noted social organisations, hold 1,00,260 yoga programmes at different centres across the country, he said.
Of these, 10 regional-level mega events will be hosted in Varanasi, Imphal, Jammu, Vadodara, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Vijayawada, Bhubaneshwar, Shimla and Hoshiarpur, said Singh, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office.
Poland celebrates International Yoga Day
Lakhs of people on gathered on Sunday to celebrate the Second International Yoga Day in Poland, a country where yoga has become a way of life for many Poles.
Like last year, the main venue in Warsaw was a vast and beautiful park, Pole Mokotowskie, which a few thousand people thronged throughout the day to take part in the display of asanas or yoga technique.
Indian ambassador Ajay Bisaria, a yoga student himself, led the campaign in the Polish capital since 10 a.m. Many diplomats from other countries joined the unique event.
Events held in Australia to mark International Day of Yoga
Over 250 Australians and members of Australian Indian community gathered in Canberra for a Mass Yoga Practice conducted by Yoga Australia teachers from the Australian Capital Territory.
Welcoming the participants, Suri told the participants that their presence was a testimony to the growing popularity and acceptance of Yoga and its effectiveness in addressing a broad range of 21st century ailments ranging from hypertension and diabetes to stress and anxiety.
"By participating in the second International Day of Yoga, we have all become contributors to an unprecedented global effort to promote Yoga beyond its ancient origins in India and to transform it into a universal gift that can benefit humanity at large," he said.
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