Bend It Like Bharat: From Dal Lake to Purana Qila, the best of India's Yoga Day celebrations
PM Narendra Modi helmed the 10th International Yoga Day celebrations in Srinagar, saying the world views the ancient Indian practice as a ‘powerful agent for global good’. A look at how Indians rolled out their yoga mats to mark 21 June
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the 10th International Day of Yoga (IDY) event at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar. The celebrations were delayed due to incessant rain and had to be moved indoors. Addressing the gathering, he said the world is looking at yoga as a powerful agent of ‘global good’. PTI
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President Droupadi Murmu took part in Yoga Day celebrations at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi. The president’s official account wrote on X, “Greetings to the entire global community, especially the fellow citizens of India on International Yoga Day! Yoga is India’s unique gift to humanity. In view of rising lifestyle related problems, Yoga has become far more important today. Yoga is a way to physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Let us resolve to adopt yoga as an integral part of our day-to-day living”. X/@rashtrapatibhvn
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar performed asanas to mark the Yoga Day celebrations in New Delhi. 21 June has been commemorated as the International Day of Yoga across the globe since 21 June 2015. PTI
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People perform yoga to celebrate the 10th International Day of Yoga in Srinagar. This year’s theme ‘Yoga for Self and Society’ highlights the spiritual practice’s role in fostering individual well-being and societal harmony. PTI
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Personnel from Maharashtra Home Guards, a volunteer force, practice yoga exercises near the Gateway of India monument in Mumbai. Every year on 21 June, the international community performs yoga, which ‘provides a holistic approach to health and well-being’. AP
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Participants perform yoga during the 10th International Yoga Day at Purana Qila in Delhi. Yoga has been India’s most popular export, with PM Modi promoting the ancient discipline on a global stage. Reuters
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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath practices yoga at the Raj Bhavan premises in Lucknow. In 2017, he had joined PM Modi in performing various yoga asanas to mark the third International Yoga Day in Lucknow. PTI
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Indian Navy personnel rolled out their yoga mats to participate in the 10th International Day of Yoga celebrations in Visakhapatnam. Yoga enthusiasts across the world mark 21 June as Yoga Day with much gusto. PTI
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