In sync, in harmony: A photo essay on Yoga Day events across the world

PM Narendra Modi's International Day of Yoga began in the early hours of Sunday in the country, with devotees around the globe also joining in. Here are some of them.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined nearly 37,000 fellow participants at Rajpath on Sunday to mark the International Day of Yoga. The UN resolution, which Modi had proposed during his last visit to New York, has seemingly garnered significant support, with everyone -- from celebrities to Muslim groups -- agreeing to participate in the event.

People across the world practised the ancient art, which, the Prime Minister states, promotes a cleaner way of living and a healthier body.



Below are some pictures of people taking part in Yoga Day celebrations.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined nearly 37,000 fellow participants at Rajpath on Sunday to mark the International Day of Yoga. (Ajay Aggarwal/HT Photo)

PM Narendra Modi takes part in Yoga Day celebrations at Rajpath. (HT Photo/Saubhadra Chatterji)

People performing yoga with a record gathering of 37,000 people at Rajpath. (HT Photo/Saubhadra Chatterji)

People perform yoga in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo)

Home minister Rajnath Singh takes part in Yoga Day celebrations in Lucknow. (ANI Photo)





People seen performing yoga in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (AP Photo)





Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje in Jaipur during Yoga Day celebrations. (Himanshu Vyas/HT Photo)





Students in Kashmir perform asanas during Yoga Day celebrations. (Waseem Andrabi/HT Photo)





People at Mumbai's Ambernath railway station perform various yogasanas. (Rishikesh Choudhary/HT Photo)





Yoga enthusiasts at a hotel banquet hall in Changping District, on the outskirts of Beijing, China. (AP Photo)





Yoga Day celebrations at Exhibition Ground, Sector 34, Chandigarh. (Keshav Singh/HT Photo)





Women performing yoga in Jammu. ( Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)





NCC members organised a special programme on International Yoga Day in Kolkta. (Samir Jana/HT Photo)





Nepalese people take part in a yoga session to mark International Yoga Day in Kathmandu. (AFP Photo)





People perform yoga under the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (Reuters Photo)





Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag and air chief Marshal Arup Raha perform yoga at Rajpath in New Delhi. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)





Army personnel perform yoga at Siachen glacier. (PTI Photo)







Participants celebrate International Day at Medeo skating rink at an altitude of 1600 metres (5249 feet) above sea level in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Reuters Photo)







Acrobats perform during a mass yoga session to mark International Yoga Day in Nairobi. (AFP Photo)







Member of Parliament Laxmi Yadav performs Jal Yoga at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex in New Delhi. (Arun Sharma/HT Photo)







International Yoga Day being celebrated at Colon square in Madrid. (AFP Photo)

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