MyGov India is inviting submissions for Yoga My Pride Photography Contest 2025 by MoA and ICCR. The last date of submission is April 20.
The “Yoga My Pride” Photography Contest, will be organised by MoA and ICCR to raise awareness about Yoga and to inspire people to prepare for and become active participants in the observation of IDY 2023. The contest will support participation via the MyGov (https://mygov.in) platform of the Government of India (GoI) and will be open to participants from all over the world.
| Event Name | “Yoga My Pride” Photography Contest |
| Duration | 13th March 2025 to 20th April 2025 17.00 hrs |
| Contest Link | https://innovateindia.mygov.in/yoga-my-pride-2025/ |
| Contest Hashtagfor Promotion | Country specific hashtag YogaMyPride_Country Eg: #yogaMyPride_India |
| Contest Categories | Female CategoriesYouth (below 18 years)Adult (18 years and above)Yoga ProfessionalsMale CategoriesYouth (below 18 years)Adult (18 years and above)Yoga Professionals |
| Prizes | For each of the above categories: Stage 1: Country-specific prizesFirst Prize -To be announced by the Indian Mission in the respective country.Second Prize -To be announced by the Indian Mission in the respective country.Third Prize -To be announced by the Indian Mission in the respective country.Stage 2: Global prizes Global prize winners will be selected from the winners of all the countries. Details will be announced on the MyGov (https://mygov.in) platform of GoI. |
| Announcement of Prizes | Date to be decided by the respective country embassies |
| Co-ordinating Agency | India Co-ordinator: MoA and CCRYN |
The shortlisted applicants may be contacted by MoA/concerned Indian Missions in the other countries, for verification of any information, if required.
Interested candidates can submit entries via this page.
| S. No | Female Categories | S. No. | Male Categories |
| 01. | Youth (Below 18 years) | 04. | Youth (Below 18 years) |
| 02. | Adult (18 years and above) | 05. | Adult (18 years and above) |
| 03. | Yoga Professionals | 06. | Yoga Professionals |
A. Country-Specific Prizes
India
Other Countries
To be determined and communicated by local country Missions.
B. Global Prize
The top 3 entries from each country are further considered for global-level prizes.
Marks can be given on each criterion ranging from 0-5, where 0-1 will be for non-compliance/moderate compliance, 2 for compliance, 3 and above depending on the performance. The following criteria and the accompanying scoring are only indicative/suggestive and may be revised as deemed appropriate by the respective evaluation and screening committees.
| S. No | Suggestive Criteria | Maximum Marks (Out of 50) |
| 01. | Correctness of the yoga pose | 10 |
| 02. | Appropriateness of the slogan to the photograph | 10 |
| 03. | Quality of the photograph, (Colour, lighting, exposure and focus) | 10 |
| 04. | Creativity and clarity of expression and inspirational power | 10 |
| 05. | Background of the photograph | 10 |
| TOTAL MARKS | 50 |
Country-level evaluation will be conducted in two stages as provided below,
