UN headquarters lit up ahead of International Yoga Day

UNGA declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga on Dec 11, 2014 after a call from PM Modi during his address to the assembly on Sept 27

The UN headquarters in New York has been lit up ahead of International Yoga Day that will be celebrated on June 21.

China and Pakistan were also seen celebrating the second International Day for Yoga on Sunday.

The UN General Assembly declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga on December 11 in 2014 after a call from the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to UN General Assembly on September 27.

In China, the Consulate General of India in Shanghai along with Wuxi Municipal People's Government on Sunday organised the second International Day of Yoga in Wuxi, where nearly 3,500 yoga lovers registered and participated in the celebrations.

The Indian Consulate General, also arranged a Chinese speaking Indian yoga teacher, who conducted the yoga session for nearly 1,000 practitioners based on the Common Yoga Protocol sent by the Department of AYUSH.

In Pakistan, the second International Day of Yoga was celebrated on Sunday.

The Indian High Commission in collaboration with the UN Information Centre organized the celebrations, where around 200 yoga enthusiasts drawn from the diplomatic community participated in the celebrations.

Several other nations across the globe also celebrated International Yoga Day.

"Australia, Africa, Asia and Europe! #IDY2016 celebrated with great fervour in all parts of the world today," tweeted Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Sunday.
 

Meanwhile, in India as many as 10,000 people will be participating in the International Yoga Day celebrations in the national capital on June 21 in collaboration with the Ministry of AYUSH and the NDMC.