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UN headquarters in New York lit up for International Yoga Day

The United Nations headquarters in New York were lit up with the word Yoga in commemoration of the third International Day of Yoga, with renowned actor Anupam Kher switching on the illumination lights.

“Yoga lights up @UN…Here’s a sneak peek of the iconic UN Headquarters building being lit up like never before for International Day of Yoga,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin tweeted.


Kher also tweeted, “Great honour to illuminate the #UnitedNation building, NY in preparation of #InternationalDayofYoga.”

It is the second year in a row that the UN headquarters have been specially illuminated on the occasion of International Yoga Day. Several events have been planned by India’s Permanent Mission to the UN as well as the Indian Consulate here to mark the day.

The Consulate will hold its flagship Yoga event Recharge at Battery Park in the city today during which several Yoga sessions will be conducted by leading practitioners.

The Permanent Mission of India organised a Yoga Session with Yoga Masters at the world body’s headquarters on June 20 which was led by Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan shram, India and Swami Sivadasananda of Sivananda Yoga Retreat, Austria.

Chef de Cabinet of the UN Secretary general Maria Luiza Ribeiro and President of the General Assembly Ambassador Peter Thomson were special guests on the occasion.

On June 21, the mission will organise Conversation on Yoga for Health at the UN in association with Department of Public Information and World Health Organisation.

Speakers at the event will include Kher, World Health Organisation Executive Director Nata Menabde, Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Former NFL athlete turned yogi Keith Mitchell, Bluechip Marketing Worldwide CEO Stanton Kawer and Swami Sivadasananda.

This year, the United Nations will also issue special stamps commemorating Yoga Day. The UN postal agency, UN Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue the new special event sheet to commemorate the day that has been marked annually since 2015.

The special sheet consists of stamps with images of the sacred Indian sound ‘Om’ and various yogic asanas.

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