International Yoga Day, which is celebrated on 21 June every year, saw celebrations all around the world. The occasion was introduced five years ago by the United Nations General Assembly.
Across India, jawans, politicians and citizens came together on Friday, 21 June, to perform yoga and celebrate the fifth edition of International Yoga Day.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had kicked off the celebrations, performed yoga with around 40,000 enthusiasts at the Prabhat Tara ground in Ranchi, to mark the occasion.
Here are some images and quotes for people to share and inspire each other this International Yoga Day. You can read, copy or share the quotes and images on different social platforms.
“A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves.”T Guillemets
“The most important pieces of equipment you need for doing yoga are your body and your mind.”Mr Yoga
“Yoga is the journey of the Self, to the Self, through the Self.”Bhagavad Gita
“Yoga has a sly, clever way of short-circuiting the mental patterns that cause anxiety.”Baxter Bell
Yogi Berra once said, “In theory, practice and theory are the same. In practice they are not.”
We hope these quotes and images inspire you to practice yoga and stay fit!
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