From Himalayas to the UN, world celebrates International Yoga Day; see pics

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4th International Yoga Day 2018 was organised with much fervour today across India. From Siachen to Kanyakumari, students, jawans, politicos and commoners today showed their yoga skills to make the event memorable. Led by Prime Minister Narendra, who addressed the nation and performed yoga with over 50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) campus in Dehradun. The PM said the ancient Indian discipline has emerged as a "powerful unifying" force in a strife-torn world. Political parties have greeted the nation on the occasion. "From Tokyo to Toronto from Stockholm to Sao Paulo yoga has become a positive influence in the lives of millions," PM Modi said. The day, which was adopted by the United Nations in 2014. The centrepiece of the first International Day of Yoga celebration on June 21, 2015 was New Delhi's Rajpath.

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Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev conducted Yoga session for the Indian Army at Siachen base camp in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, earlier today. (ANI Image)

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Muslim students practice yoga ahead of International Yoga Day at a school in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, June 20, 2018. International Yoga Day will be celebrated on June 21. (AP Photo)

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Enthusiasts perform during a mass yoga session on the 4th International Day of Yoga in the backdrop of India Gate, at Rajpath in New Delhi, on Thursday, June 21, 2018. (PTI Photo)

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the 4th International Yoga Day function at Raj Bhawan, in Lucknow on Thursday, June 21, 2018. (PTI Photo)

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Sadhus perform yoga to commemorate International Day of Yoga 2018 at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati (PTI Photo)

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A girl-student performs yoga to mark the 4th International Day of Yoga (IYD 2018) at Kanteerava stadium, in Bengaluru (PTI image)

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Defence personnel perform yoga on the deck of Indian naval aircraft carrier INS Viraat as they mark International Yoga Day in Mumbai, India, Thursday, June 21, 2018. Millions of yoga enthusiasts across the world Thursday took part in mass yoga events to mark International Yoga Day. (AP Photo)

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ITBP personnel perform yoga to commemorate International Day of Yoga, at the Himalayas near Ladakh region on Thursday. (PTI image)

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Yoga in US: A display of yoga postures through laser light beams on UN Secretariat wall to commemorate International Day of Yoga 2018, in New York, US on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. (PTI Photo)

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Yoga Day mania grips China: People practise yoga on International Yoga Day in front of a giant Laozi statue at Bochishan Park in Huaian, Jiangsu province, China. (Reuters image)

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PM Modi in Dehradun

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A group of student perform mallakhamb on the occasion of International Day of Yoga against the background of Rashtrapati Bhawan at Rajpath, in New Delhi on Thursday, June 21, 2018. (PTI Photo)

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People perform yoga on International Yoga Day in Chandigarh, India, June 21, 2018. (Reuters image)

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Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal performs yoga during a mass yoga session on International Yoga Day 2018, at Rajpath in New Delhi, on Thursday, June 21, 2018. (PTI Photo)

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Yoga in Office: Employees of an organisation participate in a yoga session on the eve of International Yoga Day, in Mumbai on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (PTI Photo)