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International Yoga Day 2026: PM Modi Leads 12th Edition Celebrations in Kolkata, Says ‘Yoga Unites Humanity’
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"Yoga for Healthy Ageing" is the prime theme of yoga day in 2026. The day is celebrated nationally and internationally.
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The country witnessed the country’s celebrations for the 12th International Yoga Day 2026. The event is lead by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At Kolkata's Red Road, thousands of yoga enthusiasts attended the Kolkata event to make the day memorable.
"Yoga for Healthy Ageing" is made the theme for this global yoga initiative. It speaks about the prime important of the yoga in better physical fitness. It also assists the mental and emotional well-being. Yoga on regular basis encourages healthy ageing. It helps us to get a better quality of life.
At nearly 2,500 venues, International Yoga Day in 2026 is being celebrated all over the world. It is celebrated with more than 210 Indian missions and diplomatic posts take part in the events. The massive global participation speaks about yoga's growing influence as a movement endorsing the health, harmony and collective comfort.
In the year 2015, India proposed to mark June 21 as International Day of Yoga in the United Nations General Assembly. Now, it is the 12th International Yoga Day we are all celebrating.
PM Modi has led the celebrations from different locations, especially the Kolkata event.
At New York's iconic Times Square on Sunday, interested yoga practitioners and wellness enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the International Day of Yoga. It was a day-long celebration as per the old Indian discipline.
However, the Assam Rifles observed the occasion by performing a large-scale wellness movement across Nagaland. It embraces the year's theme, "Yoga for Healthy Ageing." We should focus on good health and wellness to keep ourselves away from unwanted diseases.
