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

Last updated: June 21, 2020 | 14:28

Nilanjana G. Javed, Editorial Liaison Manager

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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People perform yoga in the Lukiskes square during the India-themed weekend in Vilnius, Lithuania

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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.

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

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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.

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A foreign man at a Ghat performs yoga in Varanasi, India.

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

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