India gears up to celebrate International Yoga Day
Updated: June 20, 2018 6:21:37 pm- 1 / 15
Thousands of people gathered at different venues across the country for an early start to the International Day of Yoga on June 21. (Express Photo)
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Chennai: College students with painted faces during an event to commemorate International Day of Yoga 2018. (Source: PTI)
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Students practice yoga on the eve of International Day of Yoga 2018 in Kozhikode on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)
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The United Nations recognised June 21 as the International Day of Yoga, three months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed the idea in 2014. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)
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Yoga, which originated in India, has become immensely popular over the years around the world. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)
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People during a Yoga session at Lodhi Garden in New Delhi on Tuesday. Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal also attended the session.(Source: PTI)
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The students of Anjuman-e-Islam High School practice Yoga in their school ahead of International Yoga Day. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)
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On June 21, a state-level Yoga event will be organised at Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)
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Girls practicing Yoga wearing tri-color dupattas. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)
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The FRI campus was closed for visitors for two days to prepare the venue for the event, while women officials led a 'Walk for Yoga' through the main roads of the city to motivate people to turn up in large numbers to ensure its success. (Source: PTI)
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Baba Ramdev conducted a yoga session with nearly 11,000 inmates of Tihar Jail and also promised jobs to some of them. (Source: Twitter/@yogrishiramdev )
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Soldiers at army base camp, Leh, practice yoga under the guidance of founder of Isha Foundation, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev ahead of International Yoga Day. (Source: PTI)
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Fests, seminars, workshops, musical and cultural programmes based on yoga are being organised across the country. (Source: PTI)
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Yoga enthusiasts practice yoga on the eve of International Day of Yoga 2018 in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)