International Yoga Day 2018: The world gets ready for a grand event

World Yoga Day: The biggest gathering in India will be held at Dehradun's Forest Research Institute, where the PM and about 55,000 others will stretch and bend in various yogic postures

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lead about 55,000 enthusiasts in performing asanas in Dehradun. Ahead of the yoga day, the prime minister posted a video on his Twitter handle giving a message that yoga is a "passport" to health assurance and not just a set of exercises that keeps the body fit.

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In New Delhi, eight events are being organised with the main event at Rajpath The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will be organising events at Lodhi Garden, Nehru Park, Talkatora Garden and Rajpath.

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Around 50,000 yoga enthusiasts including women personnel from various Central Armed Police Forces such as BSF, CRPF, CISF will participate in a yoga event at Red Fort organised by Brahma Kumaris.Yoga functions will also take place in Patanjali Yoga Samiti in Dwarka and Art of Living in Rohini.

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Celebrations will also take place in more than 150 countries, with Indian missions co-ordinating activities in landmark places. In China a yoga event was held at Longfu Temple in China

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Celebrations also took place in front of iconic Angkor Wat complex of Cambodia.The event was attended by more than 1100 yoga practitioners including students, youth, government functionaries, national and international tourists etc.

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A Yoga session at Swami Home, a nursing home for the elderly in Singapore.

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The enthusiasm of the people of Mongolia was not brought down despite the heavy rain during the celebration of International Yoga Day 2018.