{"id":17006,"date":"2017-06-23T20:04:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T03:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=17006"},"modified":"2017-06-23T20:04:37","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T03:04:37","slug":"yoga-mats-spread-across-the-world-on-international-yoga-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/yoga-mats-spread-across-the-world-on-international-yoga-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga Mats Spread Across the World on International Yoga Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in a mass yoga event at the Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan on the occasion of the 3rd International Day of Yoga, in Lucknow, June 21. (PTI\/PIB)<\/em><\/p>\n

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From Peru\u2019s historic citadel of Machu Picchu to the UN\u2019s sprawling lawns in New York, yoga mats were spread at iconic landmarks across the world as yoga practitioners performed \u2018asanas\u2019 June 21, to mark the third International Yoga Day. San Francisco will celebrate International Yoga Day on June 25. Siliconeer<\/strong> and Indian Consulate in San Francisco encourage all readers to attend the San Francisco Yoga Day.<\/p>\n

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Top UN diplomats, officials, envoys, yoga practitioners and people from all walks of life attended a grand event organized by India\u2019s Permanent Mission to the UN to mark the day at the world body\u2019s headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of specially designed yoga mats were spread across the UN\u2019s sprawling north lawns, facing the imposing UN General Assembly hall and the UN Secretariat building, as people from all walks of life descended on the UN headquarters to participate in the \u2018Yoga Session with Yoga Masters.\u2019<\/p>\n

Chants, hymns, prayers and the sound of \u201cOm\u201d reverberated across the UN as leading yoga practitioners led the gathering through sessions of yoga and meditation to celebrate the traditional wellness regime that originated in India.<\/p>\n

The UN also issued special stamps commemorating the Yoga Day. The UN postal agency, UN Postal Administration (UNPA) issues the new special event sheet to commemorate the day that has been marked annually since 2015.<\/p>\n

Delivering the secretary general\u2019s message on the Yoga Day, a top UN official has said that yoga can make an important contribution in achieving a healthy life and promoting well-being for all at a time when the world is striving to achieve sustainable development goals.<\/p>\n

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga along with thousands of others during a mass yoga event on 3rd International Yoga Day in Lucknow, June 21. (Nand Kumar\/PTI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the iconic and historic citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru, one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World, Yoga practitioners stretched themselves in various \u2018asanas\u2019 to mark the day.<\/p>\n

Both Machu Picchu and yoga are recognized by the UNESCO as common heritage of the world.<\/p>\n

The IDY celebrations started with a welcome address by Jose Fernando Astete Director of the Machu Picchu Archaeological site.<\/p>\n

Sandeep Chakravorty, Ambassador of India to Peru said that both Machu Picchu and yoga are invaluable world heritage and legacy for humankind.<\/p>\n

This being the peak tourist season for visit to Machu Picchu, the international visitors touring the historic citadel also joined the celebrations enthusiastically.<\/p>\n

In China, a record number of people participated in yoga events held in several cities across the country.<\/p>\n

A large number of Chinese practitioners besides Indian diaspora took part in the celebrations at the old premises of the Indian Embassy in Beijing.<\/p>\n

Twenty Yoga ambassadors from the Morarji Desai Institute in India demonstrated a power-packed yogic asanas<\/em>. Members from 12 Chinese yoga groups also took part in the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur assessment is that the yoga events held in China this year is the largest,\u201d Charg d\u2019affaires of the Indian Embassy, Amit Narang told PTI.<\/p>\n

\u201cParticipation in the events in various cities exceeded all expectations and the numbers are unprecedented,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

China s prominent Yoga school \u2018Yogi Yoga\u2019 set up by Indian yoga specialist Manmohan Singh Bandari and his Chinese wife Yin Yan held special yogic performance with their students at Ritan Park.<\/p>\n

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People take part in a mass yoga session during the 3rd International Yoga Day, at the United Nations in New York City, June 21. (Press Trust of India)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Indian Embassy, Yogi Yoga center along with Chinese People\u2019s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), which is affiliated to Chinese Foreign Ministry, held a special yoga session at the iconic Great Wall of China.<\/p>\n

In Shanghai, about 1,000 Yoga enthusiasts took part in the main event held at the Dongping National Forest Park at the Chongming Islands, which was jointly organized by Consulate General of India, Shanghai along with Chongming County Government.<\/p>\n

About 1,000 Yoga lovers from Chongming island participated in the Yoga celebrations, a statement from the Consulate said.<\/p>\n

Shanghai became the seventh city to host the 3rd<\/sup> IDY launch, which is being celebrated across twelve cities in Eastern China from June 17-25.<\/p>\n

Besides Shanghai, Yoga events were held in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, with theme of \u2018Ten cities, ten days, bringing together 15,000 yoga lovers closer to India promoting healthy and harmonious lifestyles.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Indian Consulate in Guangzhou organized two big yoga festivals with yoga gurus from India.<\/p>\n

In Dhaka\u2019s Bangabandhu National Stadium, hundreds of people participated in the IDY event with parliamentary speaker Shirin Sharmin Choudhury opening the celebrations amid enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

Indian and Bangladeshi yoga gurus demonstrated asanas<\/em> at the stadium.<\/p>\n

Sports associations, yoga associations, yoga institutes, students from various schools, colleges and universities in Bangladesh participated in the early morning event.<\/p>\n

The program began with the screening of a video message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n

A new yoga app on \u2018Common Yoga Protocol\u2019 was released along with a special edition of Bharat Bichitra,<\/em> a regular High Commission publication, on Yoga.<\/p>\n

Yoga sessions were also organized in northwestern Rajshahi and southeastern port city of Chittagong.<\/p>\n

Various Bangladeshi yoga organizations and institutes also organized separate programs.<\/p>\n

Nepal also joined the world to mark the day as Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba underlined the need for imparting the ancient knowledge of yoga to students at school-level.<\/p>\n

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India’s Ambassador to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin, spiritual leaders, Swami Chidanand Saraswati, president of Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh), co-founder of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA), Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, director of the International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan during the 3rd International Yoga Day, June 21, at the United Nations in New York City, June 21. (Press Trust of India)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During a function in Kathmandu, Deuba said, \u201cYoga must be taught at school-level keeping in mind its mental and physical benefits, and the balance it creates between heart and mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deuba released \u2018Dainandin Yogabhyas,\u2019 a book written by Acharya Bal Krishna and \u2018Yoga Sandesh\u2019 published by the Indian Embassy.<\/p>\n

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri was also present during the function.<\/p>\n

In Pakistan, the Indian High Commission celebrated the Yoga Day on June 18.<\/p>\n

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People take part in a mass yoga session during the 3rd International Yoga Day, at the United Nations in New York City, June 21. (Press Trust of India)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Members of the diplomatic community along with High Commission officials based in Islamabad enthusiastically participated in the event led by Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale.<\/p>\n

Bambawale welcomed the participants at the event and highlighted the efforts of the Indian government in promoting ancient Indian traditions of healthy living.<\/p>\n

A yoga session was conducted by the participants as per the \u201cCommon Yoga Protocol\u201d issued by the Ministry of AYUSH.<\/p>\n

The United Nations General Assembly had made a declaration in December 2014 that every June 21 would be observed as International Day of Yoga, a move that India lobbied hard for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in a mass yoga event at the Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan on the occasion of the 3rd International Day of Yoga, in Lucknow, June 21. (PTI\/PIB) From Peru\u2019s historic citadel of Machu Picchu to the UN\u2019s sprawling lawns in New York, yoga mats were spread at iconic landmarks across the world…<\/p>\n

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