International Yoga Day 2023: Events from around India

Speaker Om Birla performs yoga in Parliament

Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, performed yoga at the Parliament building complex in New Delhi to mark International Yoga Day 2023.

Health Minister Dr Mandaviya performs yoga in Delhi

Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, performed yoga in New Delhi.

Railway Minister performs yoga at tragedy-stricken Balasore

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railway, performed yoga at Balasore, Odisha, which was recently the site of a major railway accident. The minister is also scheduled to hold meetings regarding the railway tragedy today.

Vice President leads massive yoga programme in Jabalpur

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar led a massive yoga celebration in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur, where he urged everybody to adopt yoga as a part of their lifestyles.

G20 Delegates perform yoga at Raj Bhavan

G20 dignitaries from several countries performed yoga at Raj Bhavan, Goa, accompanied by Governor PS Shreedharan Pillai, Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy, and Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt.

Gujarat Home Minister sets Guinness record with Surat yoga programme

Harsh Sanghavi, Gujarat Minister of State for Home, attended a yoga event in Surat, Gujarat, which set a Guinness World Record “for the largest gathering of people for a yoga session at one place”. More than one lakh people have attended the event.