Photos: India strikes a pose on International Yoga Day 2018

The fourth edition of International Day of Yoga was observed across India with people striking asanas en masse in yoga and meditation sessions. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi led this day at the campus of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, sections of the general public from the length and breadth of the country, in parks, at monuments and even on naval vessels.

Updated on: Jun 21, 2018 2:43 PM IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi led around 50,000 people in marking this edition of Yoga Day at the sprawling campus of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun. Thousands across India also joined public sessions for yoga and meditation. (PIB / PTI)

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A yoga session at Gateway of India in Mumbai. The United Nations General Assembly declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga in December 2014. Over 190 countries, supported the move to have a special day for yoga. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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Chandigarh was lined with yoga mats as enthusiasts and yoga practitioners swarmed to mark the day. (Ajay Verma / REUTERS)

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Early risers in New Delhi gathered to celebrate the fourth International Yoga Day at Rajpath near India Gate. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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People gather to perform yoga in the quest for good health and well-being at Lodhi Gardens. As UN Deputy Secretary-General has said, Yoga is “very apt” for the UN and in today’s complex world where stress and delusion are prevalent, the ancient Indian physical and mental practice plays a central role for wellness and peace of the mind and body. (Sanchit Khanna / HT PHOTO)

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ITBP personnel perform yoga to commemorate International Day of Yoga, at the Himalayas near Ladakh region. (ITBP / PTI)

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While in Jammu people thronged in large number to participate in Internation Yoga Day celebrations, On the eastern end of the country in Mizoram, the response was lukewarm with some religious groups dubbing the occasion “anti-Christian”. (Nitin Kanotra / HT Photo)

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Former Prime Minister of India and Janta Dal (secular) national president H D Devegowda performs yoga while a teacher assists him at his residence in Bengaluru. (Arijit Sen / HT Photo)

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Indian Naval Cadets perform yoga on the deck of INS Virat to mark the International Yoga Day. (Bhushan Koyande / HT Photo)

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Yoga teachers from different schools practice yoga with the commuters inside a local train on western railway line in Mumbai. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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Indian paramilitary soldiers perform yoga at a stadium during International Yoga Day in Ahmedabad. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

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Women defence personnel during a yoga session organised by the Ministry of AYUSH for health and wellness at Red Fort ground, New Delhi. In today’s fast changing time, Yoga binds together a person’s body, brain and soul, hence making one experience a feeling of peace, said PM Modi while addressing the gathering at Forest Research Institute in Dehradun. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Union home minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik and chief minister Yogi Adityanath led hundreds of yoga enthusiasts as they practised ‘asanas’ on the fourth edition of the International Yoga Day at Raj Bhawan. (Subhankar Chakraborty / HT Photo)

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Residents perform yoga while wearing Modi’s face mask and pollution mask near the dumping ground at Noida’s sector-123. (Virendra Singh Gosain / HT Photo)

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To mark this ancient practice that began in India more than 5,000 years ago, a yoga session was organised at Dholewal Military Complex in Ludhiana. (Gurpreet Singh / HT Photo)

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People participate in a yoga session on a cruise boat in Bhopal. (Mujeeb Faruqui / HT Photo)