This picture taken on June 19, 2018, shows people practising yoga on a terrace at the Anand Prakash yoga ashram in Rishikesh in India's Uttarakhand state. - International Yoga Day, which is being celebrated on June 21, was proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 to the UN General Assembly and adopted unanimously. This year tens of thousands will take part worldwide. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) / To go with: 'LIFESTYLE-INDIA-RELIGION-YOGA-HISTORY'; feature by Simon STURDEE (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Although Rishikesh is the self-styled “yoga capital of the world,” there’s lots more to do there than simply run through vinyasas mouthing “Om Shanti.” View this list of top things to do to get started.
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