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The Embassy of India to Indonesia in Jakarta is to hold the International Yoga Day celebration which in 2018 has entered the fourth year. The celebration of International Yoga Day in Indonesia this year is different from previous years. This year the Embassy of India in Indonesia specifically cooperates with the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia to hold International Yoga Day in 10 cities in Indonesia. The 4th International Yoga Day has significance in enhancing relations between Indonesia and India. According to the Minister of Tourism RI, Arief Yahya, in his press conference in Jakarta, Monday, April 30, 2018 Indonesia is a country that actively helped India mobilize support from 177 countries in the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014 to set June 21 as International Yoga Day. In addition, the two countries also have similarities in the development of the body of Yoga culture. The commemoration takes the theme "Ten Cities, Ten Days, Unites Twenty Thousand Yoga Lovers, Promotes Health and Happiness Through Yoga". The peak event of the celebration will be held at Prambanan Temple, Yogyakarta Special Region on June 24, 2018. The organizers hope more than 10 thousand people will take part in various yoga sessions together. In addition to the peak event in Yogyakarta, yoga day celebration will be held with yoga practitioners community in Malang on April 22; Jakarta on 28 April; Yogyakarta on May 5; Bandung on June 9; Bali on June 16-17; Surabaya on June 21st; Jakarta June 23, Medan June 24; and ended in Surabaya on 10 August. (VOI 01.05.2018 Rezha/AHM)