International Yoga Day 2025: PM Modi Leads Historic Mass Yoga Event Across 1 Lakh Locations Nationwide
India marked International Yoga Day with mass yoga sessions at one lakh locations. PM Modi led the Yoga Day event from Visakhapatnam.
Published : June 21, 2025 at 7:24 AM IST
New Delhi: On the 11th International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday led a mass yoga session from Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh with simultaneous sessions at over 1 lakh locations across the country.
The event called 'Yoga Sangam' is aimed at spreading awareness on the adoption of yoga into lifestyles while capturing interrelationships between humans for individual wellbeing and global sustainability. PM Modi led the main event from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, where approximately 5 lakh people joined him in performing yoga along the RK Beach here. Addressing the event, PM Modi said, "Yoga is not just an exercise. It is a way of living."
Yoga isn't just an exercise. It is a way of life. Wonderful to join this year's Yoga Day celebrations in Visakhapatnam. https://t.co/ReTJ0Ju2sN
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 21, 2025
The Prime Minister was joined by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ayush and Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav, and other dignitaries.
#WATCH | Delhi | EAM S Jaishankar joins the dignitaries from diplomatic missions from across the world in India to perform Yoga on #InternationalYogaDay, which is being observed under the theme " yoga for one earth, one health".
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2025
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From schools and colleges to army camps, public parks, government offices, and even remote villages, millions of participants came together to perform the Common Yoga Protocol (CYP), a standard sequence of yoga postures designed to promote physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.
#WATCH | Kurukshetra: Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev kickstart the celebrations of the 11th International Day of Yoga at Brahma Sarovar, Kurukshetra.
— ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2025
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Senior leaders and ministers are also observing celebrations throughout the country. Union Home Minister Amit Shah celebrated International Yoga Day at the historic Adalaj Vav stepwell near Ahmedabad. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh participated in the celebrations in Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir. He also interacted with Armed Forces personnel based in Udhampur cantt. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri joined diplomats in a yoga session.
#WATCH | ITBP performed Yoga on the banks of Pangong Tso at BOPs Dhan Singh Thapa and Chartse (24 Bn, Leh), located at 14,100–14,200 feet, on International Yoga Day.
— ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2025
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