PM Modi Leads Yoga Day Celebrations Across India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi anchored India's celebration of 12th International Day of Yoga from Kolkata's Red Road as millions of citizens across the country joined in on Sunday morning.
The mass demonstration centred on "Yoga for Healthy Ageing" featured approximately 35,000 people performing the common Yoga techniques alongside the Prime Minister in a nationwide wave of synchronized public health events.
While addressing the nation, the Prime Minister pointed out how yoga serves to enhance the body and the mind, prevents lifestyle diseases and safeguards longevity.
स्थिरता। संतुलन। शक्ति।#InternationalYogaDay pic.twitter.com/HWT1hKp1GY
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) June 21, 2026
"If you adopt Yoga as part of your daily life... at your fifties you will feel as if you are in your thirties, and in your seventies you will feel that you are in your40s," he wrote on social media platform X.
Top Union Ministers and State Chief Ministers lad similar flagship mass assemblies at 100 iconic heritage and cultural sites across the country, with President Droupadi Murmu being present in Jabalpur, Home Minister in Ahmedabad, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Shillong and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Guwahati.
According to information from the Ministry of External Affairs, over 210 Indian missions abroad organised public events at nearly 2,500 international landmarks.
Joined the Diplomatic Corps at New Delhi to celebrate the #InternationalDayofYoga.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) June 21, 2026
As PM @narendramodi highlighted, we must strive to make yoga a part of our lives, part of our families, and a part of our coming generations.#YogaforHealthyAgeing pic.twitter.com/UlqT3j2T4U
Joined the Diplomatic Corps at New Delhi to celebrate the #InternationalDayofYoga.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) June 21, 2026
As PM @narendramodi highlighted, we must strive to make yoga a part of our lives, part of our families, and a part of our coming generations.#YogaforHealthyAgeing pic.twitter.com/UlqT3j2T4U
🧘 Yoga can promote mindfulness and relaxation during times of difficulty and stress. It also supports physical well-being at all stages of life.
— United Nations (@UN) June 20, 2026
Sunday is International #YogaDay. https://t.co/3VldwTyocz pic.twitter.com/E2HoZ527Q6
International Day of Yoga 2026: From Annual Observance to Everyday Wellness
— PIB India (@PIB_India) June 20, 2026
Since its first observance in 2015, the International Day of Yoga (IDY) has evolved from a United Nations-designated annual event into one of the world's largest participatory wellness movements. It… pic.twitter.com/QatWDAvcT3
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