All set for Yoga Day, PM to lead enthusiasts in Dehradun

The country is all geared up to roll out yoga mats tomorrow to mark the fourth International Day of Yoga (IDY), with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to lead 55,000 enthusiasts in performing asanas in Dehradun.

Yoga sessions will be held across the world to mark the day, picked by the United Nations to celebrate the ancient Indian practice that has spread across the globe.

Indian missions abroad are also coordinating activities, officials said, to mark the UN day for which the country had lobbied hard.

Five thousand yoga events will be held in India, an AYUSH ministry official said.

Eight events are planned in New Delhi alone with the main one at Rajpath, where Modi showcased a series of asanas on the first Yoga Day in 2015.

The biggest show in the country this time will be on the lawns of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in the lap of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand's capital Dehradun.

Yoga is not just a set of exercises that keeps the body fit. It is a passport to health assurance, a key to fitness and wellness. Nor is yoga only what you practise in the morning, a statement quoting Modi said.

Doing your day-to-day activities with diligence and complete awareness is a form of yoga as well, it said