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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Visakhapatnam on Friday night to take part in the yoga celebration

Updated - June 21, 2025 07:59 am IST

Yoga session in progress near the main venue at R.K. Beach in Visakhapatnam on June 21, 2025 | Photo Credit: Madhu Gopal

Narendra Modi wished International Yoga Day on Saturday (June 21, 2025) from Visakhapatanam in a massive International Yoga Day organised by Andhra Pradesh.

The Yoga Day programme is organised along a 26-km-long corridor from R.K. Beach in the port city of Visakhapatnam, which stretches up to Bhogapuram.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Visakhapatnam on Friday (June 20, 2025) night to take part in the celebration.

The Andhra Pradesh government is aiming to set a string of records in Yoga by mobilising several lakh people, not just in Visakhapatnam but by organising simultaneous activities across the state on June 21.

When India proposed June 21 to be celebrated as International Yoga day, in short time 175 countries accepted it, PM Modi in Visakhapatanam.

Many countries across the world are set to celebrate Yoga Day.

June 21, 2025 07:59
It’s not an ordinary feat that 175 nations have adopted Yoga in just 11 years, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at the main venue at R.K. Beach in Visakhapatnam today.
“It’s not an ordinary feat that 175 nations have adopted Yoga in just 11 years after the U.N. declared June 21 as IDY in 2014,” said PM Narendra Modi at the IDY 2025 at the main venue.
June 21, 2025 07:48
U.K. celebrates International Day of Yoga with special message from King Charles
Hundreds of people have gathered at an iconic square on the Strand in London to join in a series of expert-led asanas and breathing techniques to mark International Day of Yoga (IDY), organised by the High Commission of India in London.
Indian High Commissioner to the U.K. Vikram Doraiswami opened the proceedings celebrating the 10th anniversary of Yoga Day on a sunny Friday evening by reading out a special message from King Charles III.
The 76-year-old monarch, known for his affinity for Yoga, said this annual celebration “promoted the global principles of unity, compassion and wellbeing”.
“The theme of this year’s day, Yoga for One Earth, One Health, reminds us how vitally important it is that the world comes together to secure a happy and healthy future for present and future generations,” read the King’s message from Buckingham Palace.
- PTI

Published - June 21, 2025

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