Times Square Celebrates International Yoga Day With Over 3,000 Yogis

International Yoga Day: Consulate General of India, New York partnered with the Times Square Alliance to host the Yoga celebrations under the theme "Solstice for Times Square 2021".

The seventh International Yoga Day was celebrated at the iconic Times Square in New York on Sunday. The day-long yoga festival with the theme of "Solstice in Times Square 2021" was attended by more than 3,000 people where yogis, with their yoga mats and flexible bodies, filled Times Square to mark the start of summer. Consulate General of India, New York partnered with the Times Square Alliance to host the Yoga celebrations under the theme "Solstice for Times Square 2021". "As we celebrate yoga at the iconic Times Square - at the crossroads of the world, let us remind ourselves of the truly global embrace of yoga. Yoga was born in India but is part of global heritage today. Yoga is about health, well-being and about living in harmony with nature. Yoga is a way of life and we must try to practice it in its entirety, for a peaceful society and for a greener planet," Randhir Jaiswal, Consul General, told ANI. "It was an incredible experience leading yoga, pranayama and meditation at Times Square NYC. Seeing thousands of yogis experience stillness amidst the chaos of the city that never stops," said Ruchika Lal who participated in the event.