The UN General Assembly declared 21 June as International Yoga Day.
In observance of this Day, UNIFIL Indian battalion organised a Yoga display and cultural exchange at their base in Ebel Saqi, in southern Lebanon.
International Day of Yoga
- 22 June 2015
Ms. Donia Najjar, Lebanese international yoga instructor and renowned International aroma therapist, lead a yoga session with peacekeepers and members of the 'Sreedevi Daya Yoga Center' to celebrate the International Day of Yoga in Marjayoun in southern Lebanon.
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