International Yoga Day 2023: Celebrations take place across India

The 9th International Day of Yoga was celebrated with enthusiasm across India on June 21. The word ‘yoga’ derived from Sanskrit means to join or to unite, symbolising the union of the body and consciousness. (Express photo by Arul Horizon)

Citizens perform yoga on the occasion of International Day Of Yoga 2023 at Institute of Naturopaty in Yewalewadi. (Express photograph by Arul Horizon)

Recognising its universal appeal, on 11 December 2014, the United Nations proclaimed 21 June as the International Day of Yoga by resolution 69/131. (Express photo by Prem Nath Pandey)

Govt officers and people perform yoga exercises on the occasion of International Yoga day at Kartavya Path in New Delhi. (Express Photo by Prem Nath Pandey)

The International Day of Yoga aims to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

People perform yoga exercises on the banks and in the Yamuna river on the occasion of International Yoga day in New Delhi. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Yoga was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016. (Express photo by Jithendra M)

9th International Yoga Day celebrations at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru. (Express photo by Jithendra M)

The draft resolution establishing the International Day of Yoga was proposed by India and endorsed by a record 175 member states. (Express photo by Jithendra M)