Incredible photos show millions all over the world taking part in the International Day of Yoga
By Freya Noble for Daily Mail Australia 08:00 21 Jun 2015, updated 11:41 21 Jun 2015
- The first International Day of Yoga was held around the globe on June 21, 2015
- Was suggested by the Indian Prime Minister to the UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014
- Narendra Modi led some 45,000 people in a mass outdoor yoga session at 7am on New Delhi Boulevard
- Sessions were held in Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, Australia, the UK and many more countries
Millions of people around the world have rolled out their yoga mats and taken part in the practice in celebration of the first annual International Day of Yoga.
Tabled by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to UN General Assembly on September 27 last year the day is a celebration of the ancient practice which has been around for thousands of years.
It was subsequently approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014.
'Yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition,' Mr Modi said at the time.
'It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfilment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness within yourself, the world and the nature.
With the aim of providing flawless security arrangements for the International Yoga Day celebrations in the Capital on June 21, the Delhi Police have appointed their top officers for the job.
Yoga-loving Prime Minister Narendra Modi led more than 35,000 people, including bureaucrats, students and soldiers, performing poses such as the half camel and cobra in a 35-minute mass outdoor yoga session beginning at 7am on New Delhi Boulevard.
New Delhi also tried to break a Guinness World Record during the mass yoga practice, with over 35,000 people attending the session.
Meantime China, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia and the UK were just a handful of the 177 countries which supported the day when it was presented to the UN General Assembly.
The first International Day of Yoga was celebrated around the world on Jun 21, 2015. Pictured front and centre is Indian Prime Minister Narendra ModiThousands took part in mass practices like this group taking part in a breathing exercise in new Delhi, IndiaDownward dogs were performed in synchronisation during a mass practice in TaiwanIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who performs the ancient tradition of yoga every day, is seen here in New Delhi Namaste, world! Sydney says good morning at the Museum of Modern Art as they take part in the Internation Day of Yoga, facing the Harbour Bridge and Opera HouseSydney yogis embrace International Yoga day, bringing their colourful mats to stretch at the Museum of Contemporary Art in the city
Pictured are a large group participating in a yoga exercise at Chulalongkorn University field, in Bangkok, ThailandIndians perform yoga on Rajpath, in New Delhi, India Yoga students from India perform onstage on the occasion of the first International Day of Yoga in Bangkok, ThailandA Malaysian boy is seen playing during the International Day of Yoga festival in Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMillions of people rolled out their mats across the globe to take part in the ancient practiceTaiwanese perform yoga poses at the start of International Yoga Day in Taipei, TaiwanThousands of Indian National Cadet Corps (NCC) boys and girls participate in a mass yoga session near Victoria Memorial in CalcuttaHere Taiwanese stand atop their colourful mats in a forward fold as part of their routine on SundayNew Delhi attempted to break the Guinness World Record with the largest mass practice
Young Indian yoga students are seen here performing in Bangkok, Thailand, in honour of the dayTwo thousand people in Taiwam performed 108 rounds of the Sun Salutation on SundayParticipants rest in Child's Pose in Kuala Lumpur on June 21, the first celebration of the day More than 35,000 people participated in a mass yoga demonstration in New Delhi marking the first International Day of YogaThe Indian government is attempting to register the event in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest yoga demonstration or class at a single venueHundreds of people took part in a practice in SingaporeNaga Sadhus or holy men perform Yoga on the first International Day of Yoga in Kamakhya temple in Guwahati city, IndiaNational Cadet Corps (NCC) participate in a mass yoga session at the parade grounds in Secunderabad, the twin city of HyderabadPeople all around the world have taken to social media to share snaps of them in celebration of the dayAn aerial view of the tens of thousands of people in IndiaParticipants practice among the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, CambodiaYoga lovers around the world have shared images of them embracing the practiceThese ladies have embraced yoga posting this colourful photo on SundayMonks can be seen here among the ancient ruins of Angkor WatThousands of people participate in a yoga exercise at Chulalongkorn University field, marking the International Day of Yoga in Bangkok
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