International Yoga Day is celebrated on 21 June all over the world. People come out in huge numbers to do Yoga together. A video of Mumbai women is highly viral on social media. It shows a group of Mumbai women performing Yoga at the gateway of India.
The fact here is that all women perform Yoga in nauvari sarees. The video has been uploaded on Twitter by a reputed news agency. The young girls wear the traditional Maharashtrian sarees and participate in the Yoga program
When International Yoga Day was observed, first
The first time International Yoga Day was observed in 2015, and celebrated with huge energy every year. This year, the Yoga sessions are started by Mumbai women with ” Om chanting,” said a news agency video. They position in the ” sukhasana” ( a form of yoga) with closed eyes. It cuts to participants performing stretching before starting the Yoga session.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Women in Nauwari saree perform yoga at Gateway of India in Mumbai on the occasion of #9thInternationalYogaDay pic.twitter.com/SVzYdHgM90
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2023
When international yoga day celebrated
International yoga day is celebrated all over in world on 21 June. On this day, the people come together and celebrate the international day by performing Yoga. This year, the Mumbai women celebrate international yoga day by wearing nauvari sarees and performing Yoga. The video is also viral on social media. Women perform Yoga in nauvari saree, making international yoga day more special.
International yoga day is organized at the Gateway of India. At the gateway of India, women and girls appeared to perform different yoga asanas. Nauvari sarees are popular in Maharashtra, and they all wear the nauvari sarees to perform Yoga.
What the Yoga trainer do
According to the video posted by ANI news agency, it is determined that the Yoga trainer performs the paschimottasana variation. He sits in a pose that helps to reduce diseases related to diabetes.
The women who wear the traditional Maharashtrian sarees also performed the Bhujangasana and some other poses on International Yoga Day.
What is nauvari sarees
Nauvari sarees are the 9-yard sarees that are worn by Maharashtra women. It is also known as the kacha, kasta sari, lugade, sakachcha. The name of this saree, nauvari, originated from the length of the saree, 9 yards.
The style of the nauvari drape has evolved drastically from the cultural and traditional style to the modern style. It is wear such a way that give the appearance of the trouser dress where the saree is trapped from back
Usually, the Cauvery saree is come of cotton stuff and mostly wear by women in Marathi or Maharashtrian dance forms. Due to this, this saree is famous in Bollywood and worn by many actresses in various Bollywood movies.
Conclusion
As the international day is celebrated all over the world on 21 June, this year is also celebrated. But the Mumbai women make this day more special by performing Yoga in nauvari sarees. They appeared in a social media video posted by the news agency. Not only the women but the other people and yoga trainers are also performing Yoga, as appeared in the video.
