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International Yoga Day Nation

'YOGA' BECOMES GLOBAL PHENOMENA

In the last few years, the popularity of yoga has reached every corner of the world.

This is the recognition of India's growing clout of its spiritual power. On June 21
this year, on the eighth International Yoga Day, once again, as India's greatest gift to
humanity, Yoga has woven the whole world into one thread

oga symbolizes the strength of India's the 8th International Yoga Day, Prime Minister
national power. With India's growing role Narendra Modi once again gave a message to
Yon the global stage, the same strength the world. Participating in the main event at
was felt once again on the occasion of the Mysore Palace Ground in Karnataka, the Prime
eighth International Yoga Day on June 21, when Minister said, "We do not have to take yoga as
around 25 Crore people across the globe took extra work. We also have to know yoga and we
part in it. Significantly, the yoga events were also have to live yoga. We also have to achieve
organized live after a hiatus of two years due to yoga, we also have to adopt yoga. When we start
covid pandemic. From India to Tokyo, London, living yoga, Yoga Day will become a medium
and San Francisco to Niagara Falls, the world for us to not only do yoga, but to celebrate our
saw captivating pictures of people taking part health, happiness, and peace."
in Yoga Day. From playgrounds to beaches
people turned up in hordes to participate in the
yoga events. Under the leadership of 75 Union THIS TIME THE GUARDIAN RING OF
YOGA WAS SPECIAL
Ministers, collective yoga was organized at 75 Expressing India's commitment to
famous places. environmental protection at the COP 26
Yoga originated in India which is our ancient meeting in Glasgow last year, Prime Minister
heritage. The first World Yoga Day was Narendra Modi had given the world the mantra
celebrated on June 21, 2014. This idea is the of one sun-one world. This concept of one sun-
brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He one world became the basis of the Guardian
emphatically preached the virtues of yoga and Ring of Yoga this time on Yoga Day. Through
got it recognized globally. Today it symbolizes this, the Yoga Day program taking place in
India's power on the global stage. This is one different countries of the world was broadcast
of the greatest gifts given by India to the world in the order of sunrise. It started in Japan,
for the welfare of people. On the occasion of known as the land of the rising sun.

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