In Photos: Yoga Enthusiasts Across World Celebrate International Day of Yoga

21 June is celebrated as International Yoga Day to spread awareness about the multiple benefits of Yoga.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrate International Yoga Day on Tuesday in Mysuru.

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Thousands of yoga enthusiasts from across the world on Tuesday, 21 June, took part in mass yoga sessions to mark the 8th International Yoga Day as the celebrations returned to an in-person format after over two years following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event was marked this year under the theme "Yoga for Humanity".

Yoga is now a "way a life", said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech on the occasion of 8th International Yoga Day on Tuesday, 21 June.

"We have to know yoga as well as live it," he continued.

Addressing the crowd on Tuesday, PM Modi said, "Yoga brings peace for us. The peace from yoga is not merely for individuals. Yoga brings peace to our society. Yoga brings peace to our nations and the world."

Yoga day has been celebrated annually on 21 June since 2015, to spread awareness about the multitude benefits of Yoga and the impact it has on the lives of people who practise it. PM Modi had proposed the concept in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in 2014, after which the UNGA officially declared 21 June as 'The International Yoga Day'.

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