PM Modi attends Yoga Day event on Saturday at Visakhapatnam
PM Modi attends Yoga Day event on Saturday at Visakhapatnam 
Today, 21 Saturday, June 2025, being
International Yoga Day saw the attendancd by PM Modi held attends the Mega Event that
kicked-off around 6 am along a 26-kilometre stretch from Ramakrishna Beach in Visakhapatnam to Bhogapuram.
At the event, PM Modi said that Yoga is a way of life
The celebration is being billed as one of the world’s largest yoga gatherings, with a goal of setting multiple records, including one recognised by Guinness World Records.
After months long preparations and dozens of meetings, thousands of yoga-related events have been held to build momentum for the event and celebrate the discipline that has emerged as one of the biggest markers of India’s soft power, helping millions bring equilibrium between the physical, mental and spiritual worlds.
Massive security arrangements were been made, with more than 10,000 police personnel deployed. Surveillance will be maintained through 1,200 CCTV cameras and drone monitoring along the entire route.
A state-of-the-art control room were also set up to coordinate the event’s security, especially in light of the PM Modi’s presence.
As per N Chandrababu Naidu CM, the goal is not only to make a mark globally but to inspire a statewide commitment to yoga. To this end, the state plans to include yoga in its school curriculum from Class 9 and even start a deemed university dedicated to the practice.
Naidu also called for adoption of a formal declaration on Yoga Day, promoting the discipline as a daily lifestyle practice and encouraging long-term public engagement with it.
Registrations for the event surged to over 2.39 crore, surpassing the initial target of 2 crore.
Among the standout efforts will be a special yoga demonstration by 25,000 tribal students performing ‘Surya Namaskar’ continuously for 108 minutes at the Andhra University campus in a bid to achieve global records for the largest group and most simultaneous participants performing the ancient sequence.
The authorities will also distribute 3.32 lakh t-shirts and 5 lakh yoga mats. Over 1.3 lakh yoga venues have been identified statewide, with backup arrangements in Visakhapatnam for 30,000 people in case of contingencies.
The state has also run a month-long awareness drive under the banner ‘Yogandhra’. There were 15,000 yoga competitions held from the village to the state level.
News Edit KV Raman
