As the world observes 8th International Yoga Day, The Hindu photographers capture the mood of the event in various parts of the country.
Personnel of the Quest Academy Adventure Sports and Travel perform yoga on a stand up paddle at Pirappanvalasai beach in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu on June 20, 2022, on the eve of International Yoga Day.
Sportspersons perform yoga as part of countdown programme of International Day of Yoga organised by Regional Outreach Bureau with Press Information Bureau, at Kayaking & Canoeing Water Sports Centre at Lower Lake in Bhopal on June 17, 2022.
Yoga enthusiasts gathered in Mysuru Palace on June 19, 2022, as part of the rehearsals for the International Yoga Day.
A group yoga session organised by the Indian Coast Guard team at V. K. Krishna Menon Indoor stadium in Kozhikode, Kerala on June 19, 2022 turned out to be a creative demonstration of its ascetic discipline heralding the International Day of Yoga celebrations.
Children attend a yoga session on the beach promenade ahead of the International Day of Yoga day, in Puducherry on June 19, 2022.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participating in the main event of the International Day of Yoga at the Mysuru Palace on June 21, 2022.
Yoga exponent K. V. S. K. Murthy demonstrating a record-breaking feat of performing 108 rounds of 12 postures of Surya Namaskar in water, in 12 minutes at National Tourism Day celebrations organised by the APTDC at Berm Park in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on June 21, 2022.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman performs yoga during the International Yoga Day at the historic Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others do yoga during the 8th International Yoga Day celebrations at Raj Bhawan, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai (centre), Minister for Health K. Sudhakar (right) and Minister for Cooperation S. T. Somashekar took part in the main event of the International Day of Yoga led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the Mysuru Palace premises.
Members of Sri Patanjali Yoga Shikshana Samiti (SPYSS) on the occasion of International Yoga Day in Manguluru, Karnataka.
Participants take part in mass yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga in front of Bangalore Palace, in Bengaluru, Karnataka on June 21, 2022.
Men and women perform yoga on their two-wheeler at a ground in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Telangana Governor and Lt. Governor of Puducherry Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, along with Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj, actress Lavanya Tripathi, Union Minister of Port, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Northeast States Development G. Kishan Reddy and others participate in the ‘Yoga Ustav’ on occasion of 25th countdown day to 8th International Day of Yoga 2022 at LB Stadium Hyderabad.
People perform yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga in Srinagar on June, 21 2022.