Abu Dhabi, 23 June 2015: The International Yoga Day was organized by Indian Embassy Abu Dhabi on Sunday the 21st June 2015 and was inaugurated by the ambassador of India to U.A.E. HE Mr. T.P. Sitaram.
The great event began with the distribution of T-shirts and Yoga mats to the participants followed by Screening of PM’s message.
The Yoga day was inaugurated by the ambassador of India to U.A.E. HE Mr. T.P. Sitaram and distinguished guests by releasing of ballons. The ambassador spoke on the occasion and in his opening remarks he stressed on importance of Yoga in our daily life. An 8 minute presentation of Yoga was screened on the occasion.
Mr. Shaket Kakkar from Art of Living demonstrated on Yogasanaas and Pranayam.
The Chief Guest of the day HH Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan was accorded a grand and warm welcome by the ambassador of India HE Mr. T.P. Sitaram and and the dignitaries present namely Chairman of ADIS Dr. B.R. Shetty and Mr. Yousef Ali. The National Anthems of both UAE and India was sung. The Chief Guest was presented with a plant and he presented Yoga Books to the sponsors of the day.
The event concluded with distribution of refreshments.