PM Modi, Rajnath Singh, other political leaders observe 9th International Yoga Day

To mark the 9th International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressed the country. “The coming together of more than 180 countries on India’s call is historic and unprecedented,” he said during the address. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)

State leaders, too, participated in marking the occasion on June 21. Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar organised a yoga session at the Vidhan Bhavan premises in Mumbai Wednesday. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was present at the occasion. (Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was also present at the Yoga Day celebration in Mumbai. “Yoga has been part of our ancient tradition. It offers immense health benefits for overall well-being. It was more of a preventive method to avert health problems," said Fadnavis during the event. (Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

Governor of Maharashtra Ramesh Bais also attended and participated in the Yoga Day celebrations in Mumbai. (Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

The Day was celebrated at the Parliament House in New Delhi, and was attended by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla. (Express Photo by Anil Sharma)

In this picture, you can see Yoga Day celebrations onboard INS Vikrant, attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. (Express Photo)

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organised events to mark the occasion, each of the 70 Assembly constituencies in the capital. (Express Photo)

Union minister Smriti Irani also performed yoga in Noida. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath too observed the day by performing yoga in Gorakhpur. (Express Photo)