UN to issue special stamps commemorating International Yoga Day
June 21, 2017  07:58
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The United Nations will issue special stamps commemorating the International Yoga Day on June 21. 

"Releasing soon. @unstamps Special Event sheet to commemorate International Day of Yoga," India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin tweeted.

The UN postal agency, UN Postal Administration will issue the new special event sheet to commemorate Yoga 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 postures.

The first International Yoga Day was commemorated at the UN in 2015 with aplomb, with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj leading the celebrations along with then UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.
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