Yoga has become a cultural link that units individuals from different continents, developing in the world worldwide with annual celebrations of International Yoga Day. Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word “Yuz” and means “connecting” or “yoke”. This is a path of positive change in the body and mind.
After coming to power in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed the idea of Yoga at the United Nations General Assembly on the international day. Recognizing its universal appeal on December 11, 2014, the United Nations declared resolution 69/131 as the International Day of Yoga on 21 June.
This year is a symbol of Yoga 11th International Day, and PM Modi led the ceremony to Visakhapatnam,
There is a look here how Shri Modi celebrated the International Day of Yoga from 2015 to 2025:
2015: Rajpath (Kartavya Path)
Thousands of participants do yoga during a collective yoga session in Rajpath on International Day of Yoga 2015. File. , Photo Credit: PTI
A huge Yoga performance was held in Rajpath Shri Modi called it ‘Yogpath’. Except for ‘Vrisana’, he followed the entire Common Yoga Protocol, which was put together on the Rajpath to make a record effort, which was earlier to mark the celebration of the world worldwide.
“Yoga for Harmony and Peace” was the slogan for the first international day of yoga.
2016: Chandigarh
More than 30,000 people performed yoga asanas during the program held at the Capital Complex amid tight security. File | Photo Credit: Akhilesh Kumar
Second leading International Day sum in ChandigarhShri Modi picked ancient Indian discipline as a viable solution for countries with low health budget. More than 30,000 people participated in the 45 -minute yoga session at the Capital Complex.
2017: Lucknow
Large -scale yoga practice sessions and demonstrations on the third Yoga Day around the country and the world Mr. Modi leads LucknowAddressing a huge gathering at Rambai Ambedkar Maidan, Mr. Modi said, “Traditional practice has now become a part of every person’s life.”
2018: Dehradun
Prime Minister Narendra Modi does yoga with thousands of others during a collective yoga program on the 4th International Yoga Day at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) Ground in Dehradun. , Photo Credit: PTI
Shri Modi did yoga with more than 50,000 enthusiastic people at Forest Research Institute (Venus) The campus in Dehradun and the ancient Indian discipline has emerged as a “powerful integrated” force in a struggling world. He said, “Dehradun to Dublin, Shanghai to Chicago, Jakarta to Johannesburg, Himalayan Highlands or Sunburn deserts, yoga is enriching millions of people around the world,” he said.
2019: Ranchi
India celebrated Fifth International Yoga Day on 21 June 2019Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other ministers and prominent BJP leaders, led the yoga performance, in which thousands of citizens participated in the Tara Tara Ground in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
2020: At home ceremony between Kovid -19
In view of Kovid -19 epidemic, International Yoga Day 202 celebrated on digital media platformsThere were no collective ceremonies. The theme was ‘Yoga at home and yoga with family’. In his nearly 15 -minute address, Mr. Modi said that due to the epidemic, the world felt the need for more yoga than ever before. “If our immunity is strong, it helps a lot in defeating the disease. There are many ways in yoga to increase immunity, there are various ‘asanas’. These are ‘asanas’ that they increase the strength of the body and strengthen our metabolism,” he said.
2021: Kovid -19 between Yoga A ‘Ray of Hope’
Shri Modi called yoga a “ray of hope” And a source of strength in the middle of the Koronwirus epidemics in 2021. He also talked about the M-Yoga application in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). The app has videos of yoga training based on a general yoga protocol and is available in various languages.
2022: Mysuru
International Day of International Yoga under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Masuru Palace. , Photo Credit: Ma Shriram
Yoga brings peace to our universe, Shri Modi said, as he led the main program International Day of Yoga in the backdrop of the prestigious Mysuru PalaceThousands of people joined the Prime Minister in the Mass Yoga performance. “This whole universe begins with our own body and soul. The universe begins with us,” he said.
2023: United Nations Headquarters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi does yoga with others during the 9th International Day of Yoga ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. , Photo Credit: PTI
Sri Modi-Nattin Yoga ceremony at United Nations Headquarters in New York Created a Guinness World Record for participation of people of most nationalities. Top United Nations officials, diplomats and prominent personalities participated in the historic program.
2024: Srinagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi does yoga during the celebration on the 10th International Day of Yoga in Srinagar. , Photo Credit: PTI
Addressing 10th International Day of Yoga incident Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Center (SKICC) of Srinagar, along with Dal Lake in its backgroundThe PM said that those who practice yoga can “use Allah, God or Waheguru” in any way. Shri Modi also said that 100 institutions and 10 major foreign institutions in India have been recognized by the Yoga Certification Board established by the Ministry of AYUSH.
2025: Visakhapatnam
A scene of participants participating in the International Yoga Day celebrations along the beach road in Visakhapatnam. , Photo Credit: KR Deepak
Prime Minister led 11th International Day of Yoga Festival And attended a yoga session at an event in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Speaking about the sum of this year’s International Day, “An Earth for Yoga, Ek Health”, the Prime Minister said that it tells a fundamental truth: the good of all life on earth is connected to each other.
International Yoga Day 2025 – In pictures
A girl does yoga on her roof near Taj Mahal in Agra on 21 June 2025, on the occasion of International Day of Yoga.
An aerial scene of participants participating in the International Yoga Day celebrations along the beach road in Visakhapatnam on 21 June 2025.
People do yoga on the occasion of International Day Yoga on 21 June 2025 in New Delhi, in the middle of the Yamuna River.
On June 21, 2025, students of Rex Higher Secondary School perform yoga on the occasion of International Yoga Day at Udgamandalam.
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along with their family members and others participate in a yoga session on 21 June 2025 in the Attari-Waga border in Amritsar district.
Border Security Force Joans do yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga. In December 2014, the United Nations (United Nations) declared International Day as Yoga on 21 June after adopting a resolution proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
People do yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga in Skicc Bnaks of Dal Lake in Srinagar.
On June 21, 2025, at the Parliament House Complex in New Delhi, during the Yoga Camp ‘, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with MPs and other dignitaries perform yoga during a’ Yoga Camp ‘.
Students participate in a yoga session, which is held in Shimla to mark the International Day of Yoga.
More than 22,000 tribal students set up a Guinness record as a preamble for the International Yoga Day celebrations on June 20, 2025 in a collective yoga session participating in ‘Yogandra’ at the grounds of Andhra University Engineering College in Visakhapatnam.
89 -year -old actor Dharmendra does yoga with actress Ekta Jain on 21 June 2025 during International Yoga Day in Mumbai.
A student does yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga in Skicc Bnaks of Dal Lake in Srinagar
On June 21, 2025, PM Modi participated in the event by foreign participants who performed yoga asanas during the International Yoga Day celebrations with beach road in Visakhapatnam.
BJP leaders do yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga at Clock Tower City Center Lalchowak in Srinagar
The Border Security Force Jawans do yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga at the BSF Huhama campus in Srinagar on 21 June 2025.
On June 21, 2025, people do yoga on the occasion of International Yoga Day celebrations at Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium in Vijayawada.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah participated in the International Yoga Day celebrations in Ahmedabad on 21 June 2025.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh along with Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi and along with other Indian Army personnel does yoga on the occasion of International Yoga Day at Udampur Base in Jammu and Kashmir.
Actor Mohanlal attended a yoga session held on 21 June 2025 as part of International Yoga Day in Nedumbasari in Kochi.
The International Day of Yoga 2025 was celebrated in the Indian Coast Guard District. Headquarters number 4 (Kerala and Mahe) at Fort Kochi in collaboration with Kochi Cultural Heritage and Tourism Society and Brahmakumaris Foundation. More than 300 people participated.
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi performed yoga on the occasion of 11th International Yoga Day, with more than 10,000 students in Madurai on 21 June 2025.
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He made an appeal to the global community, proposing that “this Yoga Day marks the onset of yoga for Humanity 2.0, where inner peace becomes a global policy.”
Published – June 21, 2025 01:42 pm IST
