June 21 has been declared as International Yoga Day by the UN. PM Narendra Modi leads the nation in an early morning session of yoga from Dehradun on Thursday morning. Stay tuned with WIONfor live updates.
In today's fast-changing time, Yoga binds together a person's body, brain and soul, hence making one experience a feeling of peace, says PM Modi during his address
Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs Yoga after addressing the gathering atForest Research Institue in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
The world has embraced Yoga and glimpses of this can be seen in the manner in which International Day of Yoga has been marked every year, Modi said.
Navy personnel performed Yoga onboard INSJamuna off Kochi, Kerala on International Yoga Day.
In Rajasthan, Yoga guruBaba Ramdev, Patanjali Ayurved con-funder Acharya Balkrishna and chief minister Vasundhara Raje performed yoga in Kota.
Eastern naval command staff perform yoga on board INS Jyothi in Bay of Bengal off Visakhapatnam. Eastern Naval Command's submarine staff also participated in the World Yoga Day celebrations.
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Yoga leads to the union of individual consciousness with that of the Universal Consciousness, indicating a perfect harmony between the mind and body, man and nature
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao performs yoga at Raj Bhavan
More visuals from Forest Research Institute in Dehradun, Uttarakhand where PM Narendra Modi is performingYoga
Indo Tibetan Border Police jawans perform 'River Yoga' in Digaru river, in Lohitpur,Arunachal Pradesh.
PM Narendra Modi greets people as International Yoga Day 2018 celebration at Forest Research Institute in Dehradun come to a close.
The following video captures Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel performing Surya Namaskar in cold desert of Ladakh at an altitude of 18,000 feet.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu performs Yoga in Amaravati.
Maharashtra: Navy personnel perform Yoga on board INS Virat, which is stationed in Mumbai.