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.
Updated: June 21, 2017, 12:00 AM
International Yoga Day celebrated around the world - in pictures
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
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
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
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