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India Celebrates 11th International Day Of Yoga; PM Modi Says Yoga Promotes Calm Amid World Tensions

On June 21, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Yoga shows the world a way to peace. Modi was leading the 11th annual International Day of Yoga. This event started as India's vision in 2014. This year바카라s theme focuses on unity바카라바카라Yoga for One Earth, One Health.바카라 "Sadly, the world is filled with tension. Unrest and instability are growing in many areas. In these tough times, Yoga shows the way to peace. It바카라s the pause button that humanity needs바카라giving us space to breathe, rebalance, and find wholeness," he said.

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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along with their family members and others take part in a yoga session to mark the International Day of Yoga, at Attari-Wagah Border, in Amritsar district.

IDY 2025: PM Modi in Visakhapatnam
IDY 2025: PM Modi in Visakhapatnam | Photo: PMO via PTI

In this image via PMO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes part in a yoga session during 11th International Day of Yoga celebrations, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

International Day of Yoga celebrations in Guwahati
International Day of Yoga celebrations in Guwahati | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath)

Indians perform yoga during an event to mark International Day of Yoga at a playground in Guwahati.

International Day of Yoga celebrations in Dharamshala
International Day of Yoga celebrations in Dharamshala | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

Exiled Tibetan children perform an exercise as they mark International Day of Yoga at the Tibetan Children's Village School in Dharamshala.

International Day of Yoga celebrations in Kolkata
International Day of Yoga celebrations in Kolkata | Photo: AP/Bikas Das

People follow a posture by an instruction as they perform yoga on International Yoga Day at Victoria Memorial compound, in Kolkata.

International Day of Yoga celebrations in Delhi
International Day of Yoga celebrations in Delhi | Photo: PTI/Kamal Singh

A toddler performs yoga during a session organised on the International Day of Yoga, at the lawns of Kartavya Path in New Delhi.

International Day of Yoga celebrations in Hyderabad
International Day of Yoga celebrations in Hyderabad | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

A girl performs yoga on the roof of an apartment on International Day of Yoga in Hyderabad.

International Day of Yoga celebrations at Red Fort Complex in New Delhi
International Day of Yoga celebrations at Red Fort Complex in New Delhi | Photo: PTI/Vijay Varma

People take part in a yoga session, organised by Brahma Kumaris on the International Day of Yoga, at the Red Fort Complex in New Delhi.

International Day of Yoga celebrations in Mumbai
International Day of Yoga celebrations in Mumbai | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade

A stray dog joins a woman performing yoga on International Yoga Day in Mumbai.

International Day of Yoga celebrations in Dehradun
International Day of Yoga celebrations in Dehradun | Photo: Handout via PTI

In this handout image released on June 21, 2025, President Droupadi Murmu participates in a mass yoga session on the occasion of 11th International Yoga Day, at the Uttarakhand State Police Line Maidan, in Dehradun.

International Yoga Day at Marine drive in Mumbai
International Yoga Day at Marine drive in Mumbai | Photo: AP/Rajanish Kakade

People perform yoga on International Yoga Day at Marine drive in Mumbai.

International Day of Yoga celebrations in Dharamshala
International Day of Yoga celebrations in Dharamshala | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

Exiled Tibetan children perform an exercise as they mark International Day of Yoga at the Tibetan Children's Village School in Dharamshala.

International Day of Yoga celebrations in Kamakhya temple
International Day of Yoga celebrations in Kamakhya temple | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath

A Hindu holy man displays yoga skills on International Day of Yoga at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati.

International Day of Yoga celebrations in New Delhi
International Day of Yoga celebrations in New Delhi | Photo: PTI

People perform yoga on the occasion of 11th 바카라International Yoga Day바카라, at the Qutub Minar complex, Mehrauli, in New Delhi.

International Day of Yoga celebrations in Agra
International Day of Yoga celebrations in Agra | Photo: PTI

Members of the Taj Mahal security team perform yoga on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga, at Dusshera ghat behind the Taj Mahal in Agra.

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