• Yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch, 98, takes part in a mass yoga session on International Yoga Day at the Shree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore. Manjunath Kiran / AFP
    Yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch, 98, takes part in a mass yoga session on International Yoga Day at the Shree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore. Manjunath Kiran / AFP
  • Indian armed forces and their families members perform Yoga on the deck of the Indian Naval aircraft carrier Viraat to mark International Yoga Day in Mumbai, India. Rajanish Kakade / AP photo
    Indian armed forces and their families members perform Yoga on the deck of the Indian Naval aircraft carrier Viraat to mark International Yoga Day in Mumbai, India. Rajanish Kakade / AP photo
  • People practice yoga on International Yoga Day, in front of Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. Thein Zaw / AP photo
    People practice yoga on International Yoga Day, in front of Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. Thein Zaw / AP photo
  • Yoga enthusiasts practice yoga on International Yoga Day in the central Gorky park in Minsk, Belarus. Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA
    Yoga enthusiasts practice yoga on International Yoga Day in the central Gorky park in Minsk, Belarus. Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA
  • Participants perform yoga in a park ahead of International Yoga Day, in Brussels, Belgium. Francois Lenoir / Reuters
    Participants perform yoga in a park ahead of International Yoga Day, in Brussels, Belgium. Francois Lenoir / Reuters
  • People participate in a group yoga session ahead of International Yoga Day in Durban, South Africa. Rogan Ward / Reuters
    People participate in a group yoga session ahead of International Yoga Day in Durban, South Africa. Rogan Ward / Reuters
  • Afghans and foreigners perform yoga to mark International Yoga Day at the Indian Embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Massoud Hossaini / AP photo
    Afghans and foreigners perform yoga to mark International Yoga Day at the Indian Embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Massoud Hossaini / AP photo
  • People perform yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga in Seoul, South Korea. Ahn Young-joon / AP photo
    People perform yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga in Seoul, South Korea. Ahn Young-joon / AP photo

International Yoga Day celebrated around the world - in pictures


Evelyn Lau
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Yogis of various levels, ages and nationalities around the world laid down their mats and relaxed as part of the nationwide celebration of International Yoga Day on June 21.