ITBP personnel practise yoga on Himalayan snow ahead of International Yoga Day

Uttarakhand [India], May 16: Ahead of the International Yoga Day 2022, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel practiced Yoga at height of 15,000 feet in Uttarakhand Himalayas on snow and windy conditions around. Official handle of ITBT posted a video and wrote, "Gearing up for the forthcoming International Day of Yoga- 2022, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel are practicing Yoga at 15,000 feet in Uttarakhand #Himalayas in snow and windy conditions around." Also Read: PM Modi lays foundation of Buddhist cultural centre in Nepal’s Lumbini The 8th edition of International Day of Yoga (IDY2022) is being promoted through multiple programmes by the Ministry to take the message of Yoga across the world to a wider audience. A curtain raiser event to mark the 100 days countdown to IDY2022 was celebrated on March 13 while a 75-day countdown event was organized at the Red Fort in Delhi. The 25 days countdown to IDY2022 will be celebrated in Hyderabad. Several schools and colleges all around the nation also started countdown of The International Yoga Day as schools started practicing yoga steps, exhibition and yoga camps too. Also Read: President Ram Nath Kovind's four-day Jamaica visit commences today The International Day of Yoga is celebrated across the world on June 21 every year. This year, the Yoga Utsav is being celebrated across 75 heritage sites of historical importance as part of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' in order to give a fillip to the brand India. -PTC News