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International Day of Yoga: A Day of Oneness

Subsequent to the call made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the United Nations for adopting an International Day of Yoga, a resolution, co-sponsored by 177 countries was passed by the UN General assembly marking June 21, as the International Day of Yoga. Here we bring to you snippets of celebrate of this “invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition” from around the world. Take a look!

  • Prime Minister leading from the front
    Prime Minister leading from the front Prime Minister Narendra Modi led 35,000+ participants from 84 different nations in International Day of Yoga celebrations at Rajpath, New Delhi on June 21, 2015.
  • Messengers of Peace
    Messengers of Peace External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj leads the International day of Yoga celebrations in New York along with Yoga guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
  • Where It All Began
    Where It All Began UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-Moon and Mrs. Moon performing Yoga at UN Headquarters Compound on June 21, 2015.
  • Yoga Scaling New Heights
    Yoga Scaling New Heights Yoga performance at Kongsvegen glacier, Norway.
  • Yoga By The Sea
    Yoga By The Sea Yoga session organized by Indian Embassy in Jordan, at the Lowest Point on the Earth's surface, Dead Sea
  • Yoga Ain’t Child’s Play?
    Yoga Ain’t Child’s Play? Children had their share of joy during International day of Yoga celebrations throughout the world.
  • The Yoga Panorama
    The Yoga Panorama The breathtaking view of Yoga performance at the United Nations, Geneva
  • Yoga by the Men in Uniform
    Yoga by the Men in Uniform Braving the intense cold, our soldiers perform Yoga at Siachen, Jammu & Kashmir
  • Yoga for Peace
    Yoga for Peace Bollywood star Manisha Koirala meditates alongside the Embassy officials in Kathmandu, Nepal