The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi celebrated the fifth international Yoga Day on June 21 through a mega show in Ranchi. Apart from the PM, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, and more participated in various events held across the country. All over India, several programs associated with Yoga are being organized with even the Indian Army and Navy taking the initiative to celebrate the International Yoga Day.
Here are the updates on how the day was celebrated across India:
PM in Ranchi
Jharkhand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with people after performing yoga at Prabhat Tara ground in Ranchi on #InternationalDayofYoga pic.twitter.com/Ny0Ksd0A2Z
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
#WATCH Jharkhand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga at Prabhat Tara ground in Ranchi on #InternationalDayofYoga pic.twitter.com/VNRual0L5g
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Army Soldiers celebrating Yoga Day
Indian Navy
Chennai: Yoga being performed by Indian Navy and Central Industrial Security Force personnel at Marina Beach. pic.twitter.com/lpQ0jgwkqc
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Yoga being performed on-board INS Viraat (Decommissioned) at Western Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. #InternationalDayofYoga pic.twitter.com/86ffcLzgQ0
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Indo-Tibetan Border Police performing Yoga at Rohtang Pass
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel performed Yoga at Rohtang Pass on the occassion of #InternationalDayofYoga, today. pic.twitter.com/Ekd8bvbqzs
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
ITBP personnel perform Yoga at an altitude of 18000 feet in northern Ladakh in minus 20 Degrees Celsius temperature. pic.twitter.com/csvfZNJc1t
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Army Dog Unit
BJP National Secretary Ram Madhav in Trivandrum
Kerala: Ram Madhav, BJP National General Secretary, performs yoga at an event in Trivandrum. #InternationalDayofYoga pic.twitter.com/DQCpOa4HZT
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Union Minister Smriti Irani
Celebrated #YogaDay2019 by performing Yoga with citizens of Bijwasan in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/zjPqhKYnjG
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) June 21, 2019
Pres Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan,Delhi:#InternationalDayofYoga is being celebrated at Rashtrapati Bhavan since 2015.I'm happy that like previous yrs,this yr too we're celebrating Yoga Day here. It's not just an event, it's a way to make yoga an integral part of our life pic.twitter.com/Rcq9C4hcdo
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Himachal Pradesh: CM Jai Ram Thakur, Governor Acharya Devvrat and others observed two minutes of silence to pay last respects to the people who died in Kullu bus accident yesterday. They are present at an event organised in Shimla on #InternationalDayofYoga. pic.twitter.com/qgpzS8u3Sf
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019