In Pics: Jawans, Sadhus, Dogs Bend and Stretch For 5th Yoga Day

Photos of people performing yoga to mark the fifth International Day of Yoga.

Sadhus perform yoga at Kamakhya Temple to mark the 5th International Day of Yoga, in Guwahati.

(Photo: PTI)

The fifth International Day of Yoga kicked off with a grand celebration in Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading more than 35,000 people at the Prabhat Tara ground.

Visuals from across the country show people from different walks of life performing yoga to celebrate the occasion. Soldiers too were seen performing yoga to mark the day.

Jawans Lead by Example

Soldiers perform yoga at the Himalayan Ranges.

Indian Army soldiers practice yoga on the icy heights of the Himalayan Ranges.

Indian Army soldiers perform yoga to mark the start of the fifth International Yoga Day.

Indian Army soldiers at the border perform yoga at minus 20 degrees Celsius. 

Indian Army personnel in Ladakh perform yoga early in the morning.

Indo-Tibetan Border Police troops perform yoga.

Air Force personnel and their families perform yoga to mark the fifth Yoga Day.

Yoga being performed by Indian Navy personnel.

Troops of Assam Rifles, CRPF, Police and civilians performed yoga at Indo-Myanmar border despite bad weather and rain.

‘Politici-Asana’

PM Modi performs yoga among 35,000 people in Ranchi.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi, BJP General Secretary Bhupender Yadav along with other MPs and officials perform yoga during the 5th International Day of Yoga at the Parliament.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with union minister Prakash Javadekar performs yoga.

President Ram Nath Kovind leads Yoga Day proceedings at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Yoga for Everyone

The Indian Army’s dog unit performs yoga.

The Indian Army dog unit performing yoga to mark the fifth Yoga Day.

It ‘Stretches’ Outside India

People perform yoga at the Janaki temple in Nepal’s Janakpur.