BJP leader Chitra Wagh recently performed yoga at Mumbai’s Gateway of India, donning a traditional Marathi ‘Nauwari Saree’ on the occasion of the 9th International Yoga Day. Alongside Wagh, hundreds of women were also beautifully dressed in the traditional saree to perform yoga. Union Minister Smriti Irani marked the Yoga Day by performing yoga at an indoor stadium in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida. In Haridwar, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami also presented a yoga demonstration.
This year’s Yoga Day theme is ‘Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam,’ which means ‘One World-One Family.’ The theme emphasizes the spirit of yoga that unites and takes everyone along. Programs related to yoga were organized across the country, with arrangements being made in different parts of the nation to celebrate the occasion and spread awareness of the benefits of the ancient Indian practice.
It has been nine years since the UN recognized June 21 as the International Day of Yoga through a resolution in 2014. The day is currently celebrated worldwide, with people of various ages and nationalities coming together to practice yoga. The benefits of yoga are well known, from improving mental and physical health to reducing stress and anxiety. On this day, people worldwide join hands to learn and practice yoga, giving themselves the opportunity to live a healthier and more peaceful life.
