Held with one lot of enthusiasm on Saturday, the 12th International Yoga Day was celebrated in large scale programmes in all the districts across Madhya Pradesh. There were yoga sessions for the ministers, public representatives and government officials on the value of maintaining healthy and balanced lifestyle.
The central state functionary event at the event venue, the Garrison Ground, at Jabalpur was also graced with the attendance of the President Droupadi Murmu and the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Mohan Yadav, who were performing yoga amidst the thousands who had assembled. Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the programme virtually and spoke at similar events being organised in the country.
Addressing the gathering, President Murmu said that he was happy that he had visited the shrine and conferred it the name of ‘sacred land of Narmada’ and looked forward to contributing to its cause. “Yoga plays vital role towards the promotion of peace, harmony, balance and collective well being and is one of the greatest gifts of India to the world”, said she. The President said that yoga has been an outcome of many centuries of knowledge, meditation and spiritual development that Sages of India have evolved over centuries.
Citizens were urged to practice yoga on daily basis to prevent diseases, to become mentally healthy, to have emotional balance and to contribute towards the healthier society, she added. They are devoting to practice, and the President added that Yoga is getting popular around the globe, and its promotion is gaining momentum across the globe.
In the presence of Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, Madhya Pradesh has been called the “land of yoga” and where there is a deep cultural and spiritual heritage with this ancient art form. Yoga has always been an embodiment of India’s vision of ‘vasudhaiva kutumbakam’ (the world is one family), he added, referring to ‘the world is one family’.
Also present was Governor Mangubhai Patel, who commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reforms he introduced in the yoga movement and its promotion all over the world. He mentions that yoga promotes people to focus introspectively, cultivating positive vibrations and a healthy body and peaceful mind.
Yoga’s importance as a physical fitness and holistic development tool was reinforced during the celebrations, which took place around the globe.