From Dal Lake to Times Square – PM Modi, VVIPs perform Yoga! People across the globe join in celebrations | In Pictures

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In celebration of the 10th International Day of Yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently visiting Jammu and Kashmir, led the festivities at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) on the banks of Dal Lake. During his address, he encouraged people to incorporate yoga into their daily routines, emphasizing its potential as a powerful agent for global good. The United Nations has selected the theme ‘Yoga for Self and Society’ for this year. (Images: PTI)

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“I have had the privilege of coming to Kashmir, the land of yoga and meditation, on International Yoga Day. In Srinagar, we are feeling the power that yoga gives us. I congratulate all the people of the country and those practicing yoga in every corner of the world on this occasion from the land of Kashmir,” said PM Modi during his address at the gathering.

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CISF personnel of Coimbatore Airport take part in a yoga session at Isha Foundation, a day before the International Day of Yoga, in Coimbatore. (PTI)

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Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has creates a sand art on the eve of Yoga Day, at Puri beach in Odisha. (PTI)

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Young women perform yoga poses in the backdrop of the Taj Mahal, a day before International Day of Yoga, in Agra. (PTI)

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India Army soldiers and the dog squad perform yoga at the Line of Control (LOC) on the eve of the International Day of Yoga, in Jammu district. (PTI)

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Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha Om Birla performs yoga during the 10th International Day of Yoga, at the Parliament House complex, in Delhi. (PTI)

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Indian Coast Guard (ICG) personnel perform yoga aboard ICG’s ship Samarth during preparations on the eve of the International Day Of Yoga. (PTI)

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A security personnel guards near the SKICC on the eve of the International Day of Yoga, in Srinagar on Thursday. Security has been tightened in the city and the parts of Kashmir Valley ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend Yoga Day events. (PTI)

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 A sand art with the message ‘Self and Society’ on the eve of Yoga Day, in Pushkar, Rajasthan. (PTI)

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People participate in a mass yoga session at Times Square organised by the Consulate General of India, in New York. (PTI)

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People practice yoga during the 22nd annual “Solstice in Times Square” to celebrate the summer solstice in New York City. (Reuters)