Tens of thousands of people packed Rajpath in New Delhi, India, for a mass yoga session on Sunday, June 21, 2015. The country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a vocal advocate of yoga and has been encouraging the country's residents to take part, especially out-of-shape office workers.
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Tens of thousands of people packed Rajpath in New Delhi, India, for a mass yoga session on Sunday, June 21, 2015. The country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a vocal advocate of yoga and has been encouraging the country's residents to take part, especially out-of-shape office workers.
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Modi was among the thousands of yoga devotees taking part in the first International Day of Yoga. This pose is called Salabhasana, which strengthens the muscles of the spine, buttocks, arms and legs. It's said to help to relieve stress.
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Modi was among the thousands of yoga devotees taking part in the first International Day of Yoga. This pose is called Salabhasana, which strengthens the muscles of the spine, buttocks, arms and legs. It's said to help to relieve stress.
Here Modi shows his flexibility for the cameras. In the days leading up to the event, he was tweeting yoga moves to his 13 million followers.
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Here Modi shows his flexibility for the cameras. In the days leading up to the event, he was tweeting yoga moves to his 13 million followers.
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Modi, 64, performs an exercise to stretch the back. He appointed the country's first minister for yoga, Shripad Yesso Naik, in a government push to get more Indians involved.
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Modi, 64, performs an exercise to stretch the back. He appointed the country's first minister for yoga, Shripad Yesso Naik, in a government push to get more Indians involved.
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Early on Sunday, Modi tweeted: "Greetings to people around the world on 1st International Day of Yoga! Lets pledge to make Yoga an integral part of our daily lives #YogaDay."
Early on Sunday, Modi tweeted: "Greetings to people around the world on 1st International Day of Yoga! Lets pledge to make Yoga an integral part of our daily lives #YogaDay."
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Events similar to the one held in New Delhi were held around the world. Here participants take part in a mass yoga session at Colon square in Madrid.
Events similar to the one held in New Delhi were held around the world. Here participants take part in a mass yoga session at Colon square in Madrid.
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People perform yoga in Seoul, South Korea.
People perform yoga in Seoul, South Korea.
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Hundreds of yoga devotees gather under the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Hundreds of yoga devotees gather under the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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Participants mark International Day of Yoga in Manila, Philippines.
Participants mark International Day of Yoga in Manila, Philippines.
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A mass yoga session is held in Minsk, Belarus.
A mass yoga session is held in Minsk, Belarus.
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