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Pranab Mukherjee to kick-start Yoga Day celebrations at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday

The event is being organised in collaboration with the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga

President Pranab Mukherjee

ANI New Delhi

President Pranab Mukherjee will kick start a mass yoga demonstration, involving over 1000 people, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Tuesday to mark the second International Yoga Day.

The participants will include officers and staff of President's Secretariat, their family members, members of Delhi Police, ITBP and President's bodyguard, as well as, other residents of the President's estate.

Participants of the In-Residence Programme for scholars from IITs, IISERs and IISc-Bangalore will also participate in the event. They will all perform the common protocol finalised by ministry of AYUSH.

The event is being organised in collaboration with the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga.

 

The first International Yoga Day was celebrated in Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 21, 2015 with participation of around 1000 people.

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First Published: Jun 20 2016 | 5:28 PM IST

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