International Yoga Day: VP Dhankhar to lead yoga enthusiasts in main event at Garrison Ground in Jabalpur

The national celebration of 9th International Day of Yoga 2023 will be led by Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on June 21 at Jabalpur in Madhya PradeshAbout 15000 people are expected to participate in the main event This years theme of IDY is lsquoYoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakamrsquo which indicates the Indian sociocultural heritageThis year International Day of Yoga will witness unique feature like Ocean Ring of Yoga where Indian Navy and Merchant ships will organize CYP demonstration at port vessels of the friendly countries in different oceansYoga from Arctic to Antarctica is another feature in which MEA is coordinating with Ministry of Ayush to organise CYP in countries falling in and around Prime Meridian line besides UN member countries Yoga on North Pole and South Pole regions will be held in coordination with MoES at Himadrithe Indian research base in Arctic and Bharatithe Indian research base in AntarcticaYoga Bharatmala has been conceptualized where Indian armed forces along with ITBP BSF BRO will make a chain of Yoga demonstration in unison Yoga Sagarmala will witness yoga along Indian coast line There will be Yoga demonstration at the flight deck of INS Vikrant under the leadership of Honrsquoble Defense MinisterAlso readCool but tough Aerial yoga is worth trying if you are in mood for some thrillAt National level this year International Day of Yoga will try to achieve ldquoHar Aangan Yogardquo by enabling observation of Yoga at village level Prime Mininter modi in his letter to village Sarpanchs appealed them to celebrate International Yoga Day on 21st Day with their villagers in full strength Any can join the observation in their nearest Anganwadis health and wellness centers and schools Apart from this around 2 lakh Common Service Centers AYUSH Health and Wellness Centers under National AYUSH Mission AYUSH Gram will also participate in the International Yoga Day celebrations People with gather around 50000 Amrit Sarovar to perform YogaThe Ministry of Ayush in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations ICCR and the Ministry of External Affairs has hosting a photography contest Yoga My Pride on MyGovin platform National and International participants can upload a photo of themselves doing ldquoYogasanasrdquo along with a caption apt for the photograph National and International participants will be awarded prizes in three categoriesThis year Ybreak at workspaces was also introduced by Ministry of Ayush with the aim to get destressed refreshed and refocused at workspace This year Ybreak workspaces ndash Yoga in chair has been introduced which can be done while sitting in chair All ministriesdepartments of Government of India have been requested to ask their employees to practice Yoga in chairThe International Day of Yoga is being celebrated with a whole government approach All the key ministries of the Government of India State Governments National and International Leading Yoga institutes amp organizations Univesrities Armed forces NSS amp NYK volunteers and other stakeholders are already participating in various runup activities of IDY 2023 Along with these Indian missions and embassies UN member countries will also participate in the International Day of Yoga on 21st June 2023