International Yoga Day: Born in India, now practiced all over the world

See how the spiritual and physical practice of yoga is celebrated all over the world

Published: June 21, 2020 13:54 Nilanjana Javed, Digital Content Editor

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Uttarakhand: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev performs yoga on the banks of the river Ganges in Haridwar. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Participants perform yoga during a live broadcast in front of the Atomium building marking World Yoga Day amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium. Image Credit: REUTERS

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This aerial photo shows yoga enthusiasts practising yoga at a park in Handan in China's northern Hebei province, ahead of International Yoga Day celebrated annually. Image Credit: AFP

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Fakhria Momtaz,43,(C)trainer and founder of Kabul's first yoga center for Woman,take part in a yoga session during International Yoga Day,at the Shahrak Haji Nabi hilltop on the outskirts of Kabul. Image Credit: AFP

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People perform yoga in the Lukiskes square during the India-themed weekend in Vilnius, Lithuania Image Credit: REUTERS

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An elderly person wearing a mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus attends a Yoga class in Lahore, Pakistan. Image Credit: AP

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Yoga instructor Suzana Pradhan performs a yoga posture at a rooftop in her house during International Yoga Day, in Kathmandu. Image Credit: AFP

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Ladakh : ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) personnel and Buddhist monks practice yoga at Thiksay monastery, on the occasion of the International Yoga Day, in Leh today. Image Credit: ANI

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A foreign man at a Ghat performs yoga in Varanasi, India. Image Credit: ANI

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Ladakh: ITBP personnel practice 'yoga' on the occasion of International Day of Yoga, at Khardung La in Ladakh. Image Credit: PTI

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