Yoga Mahotsav 2025, a curtain raiser to International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2025, in Delhi today. This year’s IDY on June 21 is being organised to promote various dimensions of yoga and to kindle a mass movement to promote health, well-being, and peace across the globe. The events include a synchronised yoga demonstration at 10,000 locations, aiming for a world record; global partnerships with 10 countries to host Yoga sessions at iconic landmarks; development of 1,000 yoga parks for long-term community engagement; special yoga programmes for divyangjan, senior citizens, children, and marginalised groups. In 2.5 crore households — approximately 8 per cent of all households in the country — at least one member practices yoga. This strongly demonstrates yoga’s deep integration into public life, said Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush. The Ayush Minister also released ‘The International day of Yoga Handbook, 2025, Version 1.0’ in response to the early public interest and demand from IDY event organisers for guidance to facilitate preparatory activities.