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Updated - June 21, 2016 at 04:12 PM.

The United Nations declared June 21 as International Yoga Day

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Police personnel at the Yoga Day celebrations in Marine Drive, Mumbai. Photo: Paul Noronha
Photo: PAUL NORONHA
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A young participant at the yoga session in Mumbai. Photo: Paul Noronha ▲
Stage set at Nadeshwary Temple at Talika Suigam, Banaskantha district, Gujarat for a mass yoga session. Photo: Virendra Pandit ▲
Border Security Force (BSF) jawans of the 142-Battalion performing yoga at Nadeshwary Temple at Talika Suigam, Banaskantha district, Gujarat. Photo: Virendra Pandit ▲

The 2nd International Yoga Day was celebrated today with mass yoga sessions across the country and world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the session at Chandigarh this year, with President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurating the event at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Over 55 union ministers led various events across the country. The series of programmes this year include mass yoga events, workshops and seminars. The day in pictures...

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