International Yoga Day 2021: People flood Twitter with pictures and videos of their favourite asanas

The hashtags .#YogaDay2021 and #InternationalYogaDay also briefly dominated trends on Twitter.
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Yoga has changed by life in ways I can’t articulate. My journey of yoga started with @SadhguruJV. I bow down to him for bringing this in my life. Happy International day of Yoga 2021 to all! #BeWithYogaBeAtHome #InternationalDayOfYoga pic.twitter.com/HDjJDDjVW6

— Somya Agarwal (@SomyaAg18) June 21, 2021

FRIENDS 😍🤸🏃🚴🏋️💐😍
If you are fit, you are a hit, friends. If we want to fix the sick government of our country, then it is necessary for you to be fit.
Yoga for All. Yoga for Wellness. celebrate joy of life #BeWithYogaBeAtHome #InternationalDayOfYoga pic.twitter.com/gm7HcHx2Fb

— Anoop Singh INC✋ (@kadyan_anoop) June 21, 2021

On the occasion of #InternationalDayOfYoga , practiced Yoga at my Delhi residence.

Morning shows the day, and Yoga morning brightens the day with positive energy. Make Yoga a part of daily routine.#YogaForWellness pic.twitter.com/3QzGtdbAR6

— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) June 21, 2021

Learn to be calm & let your soul speak 🧘♀️🧡#InternationalDayOfYoga wishes to everyone 🙏 pic.twitter.com/dF9fmePz4g

— Piyu 👩⚕️ 🇮🇳 (@Piyu_Nair) June 21, 2021

Anybody Can Breathe Like Anybody Can Practice YOGA 🧘🏻♀️ #BeWithYogaBeAtHome #InternationalDayOfYoga pic.twitter.com/aJPxaS25mt

— Sneha Mohandoss🦋 (@snehamohandoss) June 21, 2021

Officers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) also marked the day by performing yoga at an altitude of 18,000 feet in Ladakh. A short video of the officers, performing various asanas, was shared by news agency ANI on Twitter.

#WATCH | ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) personnel perform Yoga at an altitude of 18,000 ft in Ladakh, on #InternationalDayOfYoga pic.twitter.com/nszW0LpdyY

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2021

ITBP personnel of Animal Training School (ATS), Lohitpur also marked the day, performing yoga, with horses.

Arunachal Pradesh: ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) personnel of Animal Training School (ATS), Lohitpur perform yoga, with horses, on #InternationalDayOfYoga pic.twitter.com/q28mY9oo8v

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2021

Another officer of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police was seen performing ‘Surya Namaskar’ in sub-zero temperature, at an altitude of 18,000 ft in Ladakh.

#WATCH | An ITBP officer performs Surya Namaskar in sub-zero temperature, at an altitude of 18,000 ft in Ladakh.#InternationalDayOfYoga

(Source: Indo-Tibetan Border Police) pic.twitter.com/dSQmSnCEox

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2021

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Bordermen in Panisagar #Tripura following Yoga routines as per Common Yoga Protocol on 7th #InternationalDayOfYoga @BSF_India @sudhakardas #IDY2021 #BeWithYogaBeAtHome #YogaForWellness #YogaForAll pic.twitter.com/T0YsRZW9zK

— DD News (@DDNewslive) June 21, 2021

Our Himveers at the bank of Pangong Tso in Ladakh (14000 feet) on #InternationalDayOfYoga #YogaForWellness @ITBP_official pic.twitter.com/fFpItE0PCh

— Payal Mehta/પાયલ મેહતા/ पायल मेहता/ পাযেল মেহতা (@payalmehta100) June 21, 2021

#InternationalDayOfYoga being celebrated at the Badamibagh Tricolour Post in Srinagar, Kashmir by the Indian Army today. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/jbtGbgwDmm

— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) June 21, 2021

#Himveers of #ITBP at THQ SHQ BGLR ANO Chhattisgarh practicing #Yoga on #InternationalDayOfYoga.#YogaDay2021 #YogaForWellness #IYD2021 #InternationalYogaDay #YogaForWellness #YogaForHealth #अंतर्राष्ट्रीययोगदिवस pic.twitter.com/7YTBUU27gp

— ITBP (@ITBP_official) June 21, 2021

Indian Army performing Yoga at a breathtakingly stunning location in North Kashmir🇮🇳 this morning. #InternationalDayOfYoga pic.twitter.com/YtvaxORRO3

— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) June 21, 2021

Dairy giant Amul also joined in on the celebrations with a creative doodle to mark the occasion. The now-viral topical featured the iconic Amul girl performing various ‘asanas’. “Bread in, Bread out,” read the wordplay in the topical.

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A post shared by Amul – The Taste of India (@amul_india)

In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an event to mark the special day. “Today, when the whole world is combating the coronavirus disease pandemic, yoga remains a ray of hope,” he said. (Follow LIVE UPDATES here)

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This year, the theme is ‘Yoga For Wellness’. Elaborating on it, PM Modi wrote on Twitter: “The theme this year is ‘Yoga For Wellness’, which focuses on practising Yoga for physical and mental wellbeing.”