Photos | Mats out for International Yoga Day

The ancient practice which originated in India, has followers taking to their mats all over the world. As a nod to this global appeal of yoga, the UN observes June 21 as International Day of Yoga. Here’s how India’s been getting it’s asanas down pat.

Updated on: Jun 21, 2017 9:14 AM IST

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Students practice yoga ahead of International Yoga Day at a school in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on June 17, 2017. Yoga is being promoted by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN as a holistic means of promoting mental and physical wellbeing. The ancient practice which originated in India, has followers taking to their mats all over the world. As a nod to this global appeal of yoga, the UN observes June 21 as International Day of Yoga. Here’s how India’s been getting it’s asanas down pat. (Siddharaj Solanki/HT Photo)

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Children take part in a mass yoga session at a camp organised at a school ahead of International Yoga Day in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh on June 13, 2017. (PTI)

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People perform yoga during a four-day long camp by Baba Ramdev ahead of International Yoga day in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on June 19, 2017. (Amit Dave/REUTERS)

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Provincial Armed Constabulary javans perform yoga on the banks of Yamuna river in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh on June 14, 2017. (PTI)

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Visually challenged people perform yoga at a camp on the eve of International Yoga Day in Bengaluru, Karnataka on June 20, 2017. (Arijit Sen/HT Photo)

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Girls attend a yoga lesson at a school ahead of International Yoga Day in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on June 15, 2017. (Amit Dave/REUTERS)

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Thousands of students rehearse to create the ‘Largest Yoga Chain’ for Guinness Book of World Records ahead of Yoga Day at Mysore Palace in Karnataka on June 19, 2017. (PTI)

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People practice asanas during a mass yoga session on the third day of Baba Ramdev Yoga camp in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on June 20, 2017. (PTI)

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Several thousands take part in the Final dress rehearsal for the International Yoga Day programme at Ramabi Ambedkar Maidan in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on June 19, 2017. (Subhankar Chakraborty/HT Photo)

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A group strikes a yoga pose at Lodhi Garden in New Delhi on June 18, 2017. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

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Yoga enthusiasts take part in a Yoga training session at Nehru park, a day before the International Day of Yoga in New Delhi on June 20, 2017. (Vijay Verma/PTI)

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Children perform yoga in water in Jodhpur, Rajasthan on June 16, 2017. (PTI)

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A large group performs yoga at Lodhi Garden in New Delhi on June 18, 2017. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

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School teachers take part in a yoga practice camp in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on June 08, 2017. (PTI)

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People practice yoga at a park in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on June 18, 2017. (Nand Kumar/PTI)