In Pics: International Yoga Day Celebrations across India
The second International Yoga Day was celebrated with lot of fanfare across India. Those who lead the celebrations across India include President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers and Governors of various states, and numerous celebrities.
Unprecedented enthusiasm was witnessed among the citizens of India as they all participated in celebrating International Yoga Day.
Here are the tweets that show the grand scale at which the International Yoga Day was celebrated across India.
President Pranab Mukherjee:
#PresidentMukherjee kicked off today 2nd International Yoga Day Celebrations at Rashtrapati Bhavan pic.twitter.com/JG04r7JirJ
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) June 21, 2016
Make practice of Yoga an integral part of life #PresidentMukherjee
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) June 21, 2016
Yoga will provide mental and physical strength to live a healthy life #PresidentMukherjee
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) June 21, 2016
Yoga will create overall harmony between the body and mind and enhance mental and physical well-being #PresidentMukherjee
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) June 21, 2016
More pictures of 2nd International Yoga Day Celebrations at Rashtrapati Bhavan pic.twitter.com/PDFGnPXE5T
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) June 21, 2016
Union Ministers and Governors:
#Puducherry LG @thekiranbedi participating in #IYD2016 on Beach Road, with 6000 students & volunteers.#YogaWithAIR pic.twitter.com/1DOTECvgS4
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) June 21, 2016
LG @thekiranbedi leads 6000 students & coast guards in celebrating #InternationalYogaDay @PMOIndia @RashtrapatiBhvn pic.twitter.com/tc3YgAHgO3
— Lt. Gov. Puducherry (@LGov_Puducherry) June 21, 2016
Celebrating #YogaDay at Raipur with CM @drramansingh pic.twitter.com/EQPCt7egz7
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) June 21, 2016
#yogaday Shri @PrakashJavdekar performing Yoga along with other participants, @ Thiruvananthapuram #IYD pic.twitter.com/P3JIPTD429
— MIB India (@MIB_India) June 21, 2016
Performing Yoga at Chaudhary Charan Singh University Ground, Meerut on International #YogaDay pic.twitter.com/L23vaDnJWx — Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (@naqvimukhtar) June 21, 2016
Attended International #YogaDay at Rajgangpur, @BJPOdisha with fellow citizens .Let's make yoga a part of our life pic.twitter.com/OueBmxQRrI
— Jual Oram (@jualoram) June 21, 2016
अंतराष्ट्रीय योग दिवस के उपलक्ष में रेंजर्स कॉलेज ग्राउंड, देहरादून में आयोजित योग शिविर में भाग लेते हुए।#YogaDay pic.twitter.com/DbQElhiqrN
— THAWAR CHAND GEHLOT (@TCGEHLOT) June 21, 2016
Be the change you want.the world is getting healthier with yoga & I am leading from Shivangi park, kankarbagh,Patna pic.twitter.com/6Q3Dd6PZEU
— Giriraj Singh (@girirajsinghbjp) June 21, 2016
Yoga is a perfect practical system of self-culture.It aims at d harmonious development of body, mind & soul#YogaDay pic.twitter.com/CYd1e7UTA7
— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) June 21, 2016
Extremely happy to be amongst you all to participate and practice yoga on this #YogaDay at Connaught Place, Delhi pic.twitter.com/UfOHfKfGGl
— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) June 21, 2016
Happy to see the overwhelming response to #YogaDay celebrations at Bhubaneswar this morning. #IDY2016 pic.twitter.com/xIDfeDNLhS
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) June 21, 2016
अंर्तराष्ट्रीय योग दिवस पर हाजीपुर के आर एन कालेज मे जन समूह के साथ योग करते हुए pic.twitter.com/RWlcVKqcgm
— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) June 21, 2016
आर आर एवेन्यू,कोलकाता में अंतराष्ट्रीय #योगदिवस के अवसर पर आयोजित कार्यक्रम में विभिन्न योगासन किए:#YogaDay #IYD2016 pic.twitter.com/8HDMxIctzq
— Radha Mohan Singh (@RadhamohanBJP) June 21, 2016
Sharing the postage stamps on #SuryaNamaskara at Patna which was released by @PMOIndia yesterday. #YogaDay pic.twitter.com/X7UGjfT8Vz
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) June 21, 2016
#InternationalYogaDay A few more pictures from Ghaziabad, Vasundhara area. pic.twitter.com/ar0P0qbWia
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) June 21, 2016
Celebrated International Yoga Day with people of my constituency.What a divine experience! #IDY2016 pic.twitter.com/2ZZoDVXC4F
— Harsimrat Kaur Badal (@HarsimratBadal_) June 21, 2016
High energy at #InternationalYogaDay #IDY2016 at #Tirupati as participants observe breath and see within #Yoga pic.twitter.com/S5XjdkLKDu
— YS Chowdary (@yschowdary) June 21, 2016
#IYD2016 समारोह, ग्वालियर में आज प्रातः भाग लेते हुए pic.twitter.com/MdHRJrzL3S
— Narendra Singh Tomar (@nstomar) June 21, 2016
Happy to be amongst #Yoga enthusiasts at Gymkhana Club Hubli on the #IDY2016. pic.twitter.com/1A6XDxVvsP
— Birender Singh (@ChBirenderSingh) June 21, 2016
Participated #IYD2016 @Thiruppur @PMOIndia @narendramodi @nitin_gadkari @AmitShah pic.twitter.com/F8XVjhyttS
— Pon Radhakrishnan (@PonnaarrBJP) June 21, 2016
Celebrated #YogaDay with people of Bhopal #IDY2016 pic.twitter.com/D1141dq0ig
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) June 21, 2016
Experiencing the #Power of #Yoga with my people in Pilibhit on International #YogaDay. #IDY2016 #SuryaNamaskara pic.twitter.com/6ygl9vbpbe
— Maneka Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) June 21, 2016
Attended #IDY2016 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Daily Yoga practice improves heath & relaxes mind. #YogaDay pic.twitter.com/bH4N6bMADB
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) June 21, 2016
A healthy mind resides in a healthy body & fosters healthy thoughts. #Yoga for healthy body, mind, thoughts & spirit pic.twitter.com/hhT9w3pyy2
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) June 21, 2016
On International Yoga Day, performed Yoga with fellow Nagpurians at Yashwant Stadium, Nagpur pic.twitter.com/J9DPuFUDhx
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) June 21, 2016
#WorldYogaDay @ Kanteerava Stadium #Bengaluru https://t.co/U3rAnDbFtU pic.twitter.com/OqvEBzeyYB
— Ananthkumar (@AnanthKumar_BJP) June 21, 2016
Attended #IDY2016 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Daily Yoga practice improves heath & relaxes mind. #YogaDay pic.twitter.com/bH4N6bMADB
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) June 21, 2016
Drizzling morning didn't stop enthusiastic citizens of #bengaluru from attending #IDY2016 thank u so much . pic.twitter.com/PJa71KXlK5
— Sadananda Gowda (@DVSBJP) June 21, 2016
Chief Ministers:
Children & people from all walks of life came together to form longest human chain through Yoga practice. #YogaDay pic.twitter.com/iWiPFkOeCG
— Anandiben Patel (@anandibenpatel) June 21, 2016
Celebrated the 2nd #InternationalDayofYoga with my new friends here in Beijing. Yoga connects people heart-to-heart. pic.twitter.com/4aZRLZXWWo
— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) June 21, 2016
Thousands in #Rajasthan joined the World in celebrating the power of Yoga. #YogaDay #WorldwithYoga #IDY2016 pic.twitter.com/uyJ1RHRVoM
— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) June 21, 2016
A bird's eye view of the celebration of the 2nd International Day of Yoga 2016, at Kohli Stadium in Mumbai. #YogaDay pic.twitter.com/ILT4iPylU7
— BJP (@BJP4India) June 21, 2016
It was a unique experience to perform Yoga this morning,at Bandra Reclamation with @MumbaiPolice &citizens.#YogaDay pic.twitter.com/dHcQ6SVmh4
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) June 21, 2016
Defence Services:
Practice by Army personnel of Central Command in Lucknow in run up to #IDY2016. pic.twitter.com/bmXir2bkbG
— DPR (@SpokespersonMoD) June 20, 2016
Early morning yoga training for soldiers at Dharamshala, H.P.#drdo #idy2016 #yogawithdrdo pic.twitter.com/j6L6wVcJoe
— DRDO (@DRDO_India) June 21, 2016
Indian Coast Guard personnel performing yoga at New Delhi on the #IYD2016. pic.twitter.com/gJXzVeCglQ
— DPR (@SpokespersonMoD) June 21, 2016
Yoga at sea from the Indian Navy on #IDY2016 1/2. pic.twitter.com/bFzoGatL0d
— DPR (@SpokespersonMoD) June 21, 2016
Celebrations led by spiritual leaders and celebrities:
Sharing pictures of #IYD2016 celebration in Faridabad, Haryana.#YogaDay pic.twitter.com/s5Ur3E66vt
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) June 21, 2016
#InternatioanlYogaDay #YogaDay #योगदिवस #IYD2016 @AmitShah JI at Faridabad @yogrishiramdev with 1 lakh citizens! pic.twitter.com/HB5DjY6EZC
— Krishan Pal Gurjar (@KPGBJP) June 21, 2016
Thousands of participants participating at Morning #Yoga Session @PU Cricket Ground.#InternationalYogaDay #YogaDay pic.twitter.com/kGpdVxWpR2
— Panjab University (@OfficialPU) June 21, 2016
#YogaDay w/ @harbhajan_singh, we're going to make Yoga practice a part of our fitness regime! @crichimachal pic.twitter.com/bRvkCyoPtX
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) June 21, 2016
Young & Old - Women & Kids together took part in #YogaDay at HPCA Stadium Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh #IDY2016 pic.twitter.com/ZLKTRNZMsC
— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) June 21, 2016