Indian Navy To Form 'Ocean Ring Of Yoga' On International Yoga Day
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Yoga Day celebrations are also planned on board ships of several foreign navies in concert with India's overseas missions, involving more than 1,200 foreign Navy personnel.
An "Ocean Ring of Yoga" will be formed by the Indian Navy on International Day of Yoga on Wednesday, under which naval ships deployed in the Indian Ocean region will visit various ports in friendly foreign countries and spread the message of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam", the yoga day theme this year.
The Navy said yoga sessions are scheduled at most of the foreign ports that will be visited by the ships. Port calls are planned at Chattogram in Bangladesh, Safaga in Egypt, Jakarta in Indonesia, Mombasa, in Kenya, Toamasina in Madagascar, Muscat in Oman, Colombo in Sri Lanka, Phuket in Thailand and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by naval ships Kiltan, Chennai, Shivalik, Sunayna, Trishul, Tarkash, Vagir, Sumitra and Brahmaputra respectively.
As part of the IDY 23 Ocean Ring of Yoga, nearly 3,500 naval personnel on board 19 Indian Navy ships have travelled more than 35,000 kilometres as ambassadors of yoga in both national and international waters, the Navy said in a statement.
This includes more than 2,400 personnel on 11 naval ships at foreign ports or international waters.