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Time of India
6 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
Navy personnel perform yoga on Beach Road and warships at sea
Visakhapatnam: As the sun rose over the RK Beach in Vizag city on Saturday, Sunrise Command (Eastern Naval Command) personnel and their families, along with residents from parts of Andhra Pradesh, came together to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi on their yoga mats, embracing the energy of the sea and sky. Offshore, warships swayed gently with sailors performing yoga on their decks. This demonstrated the Navy's commitment to this year's Yoga Day theme—'Yoga for One Earth, One Health' Over 11,000 naval personnel from the Navy's Eastern Naval Command and their family members participated in the grand celebrations in Vizag city marking the International Day of Yoga (IDY) on June 21. The naval personnel and their family members occupied around 10 enclosures along the RK Beach stretch , which was the main venue for the event, thus forming an integral part of the historic gathering. In a parallel display at sea, yoga was performed by the uniform personnel on board six Indian naval ships and two ships of the Indian Coast Guard anchored off Visakhapatnam. The impressive maritime line up includes frontline eastern fleet ships and two coast guard offshore patrol vessels.
Hans India
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Naval personnel take part in IDY-2025
Visakhapatnam: As the sun rose over the horizon, naval personnel and families of the Sunrise Command, along with the citizens of Andhra Pradesh, came together to perform yoga asanas along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Visakhapatnam hosted the 11th edition of International Yoga Day, the main national event, garnering a participation of over 3 lakh people. The naval personnel and their families took part in the IYD celebrations as the Prime Minister led the massive event by participating in the common yoga protocol at RK Beach in Visakhapatnam. Offshore, warships swayed gently, while sailors in calm focus performed yoga on their decks, reflecting the navy's commitment towards 'yoga for one earth, one health.'
Time of India
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Over 11,000 naval personnel and families join yoga day celebrations along Vizag coastline
VISAKHAPATNAM: As the sun rose over RK Beach in Vizag city on Saturday, June 21, personnel and families of the Sunrise Command (Eastern Naval Command), along with the citizens of Andhra Pradesh, came together in breath and spirit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in yoga, embracing the energy of the sea and sky. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Offshore, warships swayed gently, with sailors in calm focus performing yoga on their decks, echoing the Navy's commitment to Yoga for One Earth, One Health. Over 11,000 naval personnel and their family members from the Navy's Eastern Naval Command participated in the grand yoga celebrations in Vizag city, marking the on June 21. The naval personnel and their family members occupied around 10 enclosures along the scenic RK Beach stretch, forming an integral part of the historic gathering. In a parallel display at sea, yoga was performed by the uniformed personnel on board six Indian naval ships and two ships of the anchored off Visakhapatnam. The impressive maritime lineup included frontline Eastern Fleet ships and two Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessels. The ships, silhouetted against the Visakhapatnam skyline, stood as powerful symbols of the 's commitment to the national vision of yoga. The naval personnel joined in the yoga event from RK Beach to INS Kalinga (Bheemili) on the 26 km beach road stretch. ENC joined in 'YogAndhra 2025', a landmark initiative spearheaded by the Union Ministry. There is an emotional link between the people in Vizag city and the Indian Navy. Vizag city has emerged as one of the most important cities in the country as the indigenously designed and built P15B stealth guided missile destroyer was named Indian Naval Ship INS Visakhapatnam, after the City of Destiny, Visakhapatnam. The Navy has been contributing to the growth of Vizag city in various aspects.
