18 Spectacular Pictures From The First International Day Of Yoga

June 21 was declared the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly.

After an address by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at the United Nations General Assembly in September, the UN declared June 21 the International Day of Yoga.

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The PM leads a mass yoga session in New Delhi on the first International Day of Yoga.

The rest of the world, along with India, celebrated the day with great (peaceful and calm) enthusiasm.

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Members of the National Cadet Corps take part in a mass yoga session to mark the International Yoga Day in Kolkata on June 21, 2015.

Durban, South Africa

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Madrid, Spain

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Minsk, Belarus

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Nairobi, Kenya

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Manila, Philippines

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Paris, France

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Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Seoul, South Korea

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Beijing, China

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Hanoi, Vietnam

India in Vietnam / Via Twitter: @cghcm

Samara, Russia

India in Russia / Via Twitter: @IndEmbMoscow

Antwerp, Belgium

India in Brussels / Via Twitter: @IndEmbassyBru

United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

India in UN / Via Twitter: @IndiaUNGeneva

Yangon, Myanmar

Indian in Myanmar / Via Twitter: @IndiainMyanmar

New York, USA

Times Square / Via Twitter: @TimesSquareNYC

Kathmandu, Nepal

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