In a video message on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 21 said India has always nurtured traditions that unite, adopt and embrace, and made a fervent appeal to eliminate contradictions, hurdles and resistances through yoga.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh joined hundreds of Navy personnel on board INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier here, to participate in the yoga celebrations on the occasion.
The U.N. General Assembly declared June 21 as International Yoga Day following a resolution moved by India and co-sponsored by a large number of nations.
The first International Yoga Day was observed on June 21, 2015.
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla participates in International Day of Yoga celebration at Parliament House in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla joined the celebration on the Parliament House premises while Union Ministers performed yoga exercises in different cities.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh participates in a yoga session on board aircraft carrier INS Vikrant as part of International Yoga Day on Wednesday.
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The Defence Minister joined hundreds of Navy personnel in their performance and led the celebrations on board the sprawling aircraft carrier.
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Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar and other senior officers of the Navy and the Ministry of Defence were also present during the event.
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People participating in an International Day of Yoga celebration at Kartavya Path Lawns in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Women wearing traditional Nauvari sarees perform yoga at the Gateway Of India in Mumbai.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performs yoga on the International Day of Yoga, in Gorakhpur.
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Union Minister of State for External and Parliamentary Affairs V. Muraleedharan participating in the International Day of Yoga celebrations, organised by the Visakhapatnam Port, in Visakhapatnam.
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Youngsters perform yoga on the International Day of Yoga, at the banks of River Ganga in Patna.
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Union Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi performs yoga on the International Day of Yoga at the Old Fort, in New Delhi.
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BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi performs yoga Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna.
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Army personnel performing yoga on water in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.
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Yoga enthusiasts perform yoga at Boat Club in Upper lake in Bhopal.
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Students and youngsters perform yoga on the occasion of International Day of Yoga in Vijayawada on Wednesday.
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Yoga on water at Yamuna River on the occasion of International day of Yoga.
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Young men forming a human pyramid in River Ganga at Mahavir Ghat in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
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Differently-abled children participating in the International Yoga Day celebrations, organised by Andhra University, in Visakhapatnam.
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Yoga trainer Gopalakrishna Delampady leads the yoga session at Town Hall in Mangaluru.
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A large number of participants took part in the yoga session in Mangaluru.
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Students and Army men in large numbers performing yoga in Chennai.
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International Day of Yoga has become a global phenomenon and is now celebrated in over 190 countries since 2015.
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School children performs Yoga on the 9th International Yoga Day at Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad.
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People perform yoga at the Maharana Pratap Sports College, in Jaipur.