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Celebration of 2nd International Day of Yoga in Madagascar, on 18th June 2016

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The Embassy of India in Madagascar is Celebrating the 2nd International Day of Yoga on June 18 2016 at hotel Carlton, Madagascar. The celebration will be open to general public from 1300 to 1700 hours in which various Yoga teachers will give demonstration of Yoga exercises meant for the well being of the humankind. The morning function will be open to a selected  number of invitees.

2.The International Day of Yoga is being celebrated  every year throughout the world after on a call from the Prime Minister of India to declare 21 June as International Day of Yoga (IDY), United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014 adopted a resolution moved by India and co-sponsored by a record of 177 countries, to declare June 21 as International Day of Yoga. 21st June is therefore, celebrated worldwide as ‘International Day of Yoga’ every year.

 

3.To know more about Yoga, please log in and browse through the following multi-lingual website: http://idayofyoga.org