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Yogis and enthusiasts around the world joined India as it celebrates 21 June as the world's International Day of Yoga (IDY)!
An Indian Yoga practitioner participates in a morning yoga session in Lodhi Gardens in New Delhi on June 21, 2016, on International Yoga Day.
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Several cities, like New York City and Makati City, have already gathered and celebrated, leading to today's event
In New York City's Time Square, yogis transformed the famous intersection in one of the world's busiest cities into a huge outdoor yoga lesson surrounded by cars, construction and the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, according to [NDTV] (http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/thousands-of-yogis-hit-times-square-to-welcome-summer-1421437).
People performed yoga exercises at Times Square in New York city Monday.
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In Makati City, about 100 Filipino yogis took part in a mass yoga exercise demonstration on 18 June at the Ayala Triangle park to mark the second edition of International Yoga Day, an EPA journalist reported, according to [Vida Latina] (http://www.vidalatinasd.com/news/2016/jun/18/filipino-yoga-devotees-take-part-in-international/).
Yoga is a 5,000-year-old physical, mental and spiritual practice which originated in India and aims to transform the body and mind
According to the website of [IDY] (http://idayofyoga.org), the declaration of this event came after the call for the adoption of 21 June as International Day of Yoga by Honorable Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi during his address to UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014, wherein he stated: "*Yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfilment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not about exercise, but to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature*."
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in a mass yoga session along with other Indian yoga practitioners to mark the 2nd International Yoga Day at Captol complex in Chandigarh on June 21, 2016
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Here's how yogis from around the world celebrated the event:
United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Sudan and Iraq
New York City
A woman does yoga in Times Square as part of the International Day of Yoga celebration on the Summer Solstice June 21, in New York City. 192 countries joined in for a mass yoga session to mark the United Nations declared, International Yoga Day.
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Australia
Philippines
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Yoga enthusiasts perform Yoga on the occasion of the first International Day of Yoga in Manila, Philippines, June 21. The United Nations has declared June 21 as the first International Day of Yoga after adopting a resolution proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
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Mexico
People take part in a collective yoga class at the Polanco neighborhood in Mexico City on June 18, 2016 ahead of International Yoga Day.
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China
Students take part in a mass yoga session to mark the first International Day of Yoga at Peking University on June 21, in Beijing, China.
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Afghanistan
Afghan students perform yoga during the first International Yoga Day, at a private school in Kabul, Afghanistan. Thousands of yoga enthusiasts took part in mass yoga programs to mark the first International Yoga Day throughout the world.
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Kazakhstan
Participants attend the Yoga Fest to mark the International Day of Yoga at the Medeo skating rink in Almaty, Kazakhstan, June 21.
Image via Shamil Zhumatov / Reuters
France
Participants perform yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga under the Eiffel tower in Paris, France, June 21.
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Israel
Israelis perform Yoga during the International Yoga Day in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 21. Thousands of yoga enthusiasts took part in mass yoga programs to mark the first International Yoga Day throughout the world.
Image via Dan Balilty / Associated Press
Thailand
Yoga students from India perform onstage on the occasion of the first International Day of Yoga in Bangkok, Thailand, June 21.
Image via Diego Azubel / EPA
India
Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (center) takes part during World Yoga Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 21, 2016.
Image via Navesh Chitrakar
In this photograph released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) on June 21, 2016, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes part in a yoga demonstration at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh.
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