Accordingly, the first International Yoga Day celebration was organised at Rajpath in New Delhi on June 21 last year. The United Nations General Assembly had declared June 21 as the International Yoga Day on December 11, 2014. As many as 10,000 people will be participating in the International Yoga Day celebrations in the national capital on June 21 in collaboration with the Ministry of AYUSH and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). Asserting that India, through yoga, seeks completeness and at the same time a oneness with the worlds, Prime Minister said all everyone across the world are ambassadors of Yoga, taking India's message out to the world. As #IDY2016 approaches, sharing a few thoughts on Yoga & the enthusiasm towards International Day of Yoga.https://t.co/orL3gaGFNh — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 19, 2016Recalling the celebrations last year, the Prime Minister said that he remembered the iconic images from across the world where thousands gathered to observe Yoga Day.

Source: dna June 19, 2016 14:26 UTC