With the theme “Yoga for Humanity”, International Yoga Day is being observed in various parts of the world on Tuesday. One of the highlights this year is “The Guardian Ring”, which underlines the “One Sun, One earth” concept and showcases the unifying power of Yoga, the government has said. The celebrations have already started in Japan, “The Land of Rising Sun”.
Here are 5 things to know about the Guardian Ring:
1. The Guardian Ring program celebrates the movement of the Sun, underlining the concept of ‘One Sun, One Earth’. From East to West, as people from all countries welcome the Sun with Yoga, celebrating the Indian tradition of “Surya Namaskar” or sun salutation, the government has underlined.
2. In line with this year’s theme of ‘Yoga For Humanity’, the program showcases people of different nationalities coming together to celebrate Yoga at the crack of the dawn.
3. Over 80 Indian Missions and Embassies are organizing Yoga Events on a grand scale at iconic locations in their countries.
4. “While the missions abroad organize Yoga activities on International Day of Yoga every year, it is the first time that it has been conceptualized in the manner of a ‘Guardian Ring’ – streaming feed from different countries starting from East, the land of the rising sun, at 3 AM IST and subsequently moving westward,” an official statement read.
5. “This has been possible through extensive technical, production, and engineering arrangements made by DD India, ensuring seamless streaming of 80 Yoga events from the world over in a marathon broadcast from 3 am to 10 pm IST. From Australia to New York, from Africa to Latin America, spanning continents and timezones, DD India will bring exclusive visuals from iconic locations the world over to viewers everywhere,” it highlighted.
