Thousands to observe International Yoga Day at Washington Monument in U.S: Indian Envoy

More than 3000 yoga enthusiasts are expected to observe International Day of Yoga, for fifth consecutive year, at  Washington Monument on Sunday.

Indian Ambassor to US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla said:

"People are getting to kw about benefits of Yoga. Yoga is alrey popular in  United States. It is considered to be a very trendy thing. In or words, it is something that people see as a holistic way of life. y associate with all positives in terms of meditation, Ayurveda and all natural ways of living. Prime Minister Narendra Modi says Yoga is India's gift to humanity. We have received more than 3000 registrations this year. So, I believe monument will be covered up with a lot of yoga enthusiasts." 

On December 11, 2014, 193 members of  United Nations General Assembly approved proposal by consensus, with a record of 177 countries, reby marking June 21, day of summer solstice, as International Day of Yoga. Since n, Yoga Day has been commemorated annually by member countries of UN with great enthusiasm. 

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event is being organized by  Indian Embassy along with 'Friends of Yoga'. A 35-minutes guided yoga session based on 'Common Yoga Protocol' created by  Government of India will be conducted with help of yoga demonstrators. But what makes 2019 celebrations different is Indian Vegetarian Food Festival, hosted in association with Freer Sackler gallery, jacent to  Washington Memorial, which will be rolled out post yoga event.

" food program is related to Yoga. Vegetarian cuisine in India is a very refined cuisine and t eugh is kwn about it. refore, we have arranged for five different stalls representing cuisines from five different parts of India-- rth, South, East, West and a specialised one. We want to introduce a finer vegetarian cuisine for people here. This food festival will also commemorate 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi."  Shringala said.

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For event this year, Indian embassy has mounted an active promotion campaign through its social media channels and website. It has been running a Facebook  campaign targeting individuals within 25 miles of DC, and individuals with interest in meditation, LuLulemon, yoga and yoga-related activities. vertisement is expected to reach around a million people by June 15.

Representatives from various wings of  Trump ministration are invited but official confirmations are yet to be received by embassy. For over a month, as a run-up to Yoga Day event,  Indian Embassy has been organizing curtain raiser events, in collaboration with yoga clubs and yoga studios across country.  mission in Washington has furr launched an active promotion campaign through its social media platform that has been successful in getting a record-breaking registration number for yoga day celebrations.

In run-up to event, more than 12 curtain raiser events have been organized at various locations across US, including Maryland, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia. Several or promotional programs have also been held.