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THEME OF THE ISSUE:
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA 25

The World Marks International Day of Yoga

Less than three months after the proposal his opening address for the programme in Sofia,
of the Indian Prime Minister Mr Narendra the Indian ambassador H.E. Mr Rajesh Sachde-
Modi, on 11 December 2014 the United Nations va pointed out that yoga is a system recognised
proclaimed 21 June to be officially the Interna- all over the world by those who have chosen
tional Day of Yoga. More than 35 thousand mats to search for a more balanced way of life. Mrs.
were laid out on Rajpath in Delhi where the Irena Georgieva, Deputy Minister of Tourism,
main event was held, with a yoga session led by graced the opening ceremony too. Massages
Narendra Modi himself. Among the participants were sent by Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva, Vice-
were famous artists, state and army officials, President of the European Commission, Mrs.
students and representatives of the diplomatic Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO,
missions in Delhi, including the Bulgarian am- and Mrs.Yordanka Fandakova, Mayor of Sofia.
bassador H.E. Mr Petko Doykov. The Interna- Two Bulgarians were honoured by the Indian
tional Day of Yoga was celebrated in more than Ministry of AYUSH with Letters of Appreciation
261 cities on 6 continents. The Bulgarian cities for promoting yoga – Mr. Ventseslav Evtimov,
of Sofia, Varna, Ruse, Burgas, Plovdiv, Veliko the doyen of yoga in Bulgaria, and Mr. Vesselin
Tarnovo, Stara Zagora, Gabrovo, Pernik and Loutchanski.
Svilengrad also took part in the global event. In Compiled by Nikolay Yankov

София, 21 юни 2015 г.

Свати Тивари, Коцето-Калки и Мина
Паталенска, София, 21 юни 2015 г.