In pics: From J&K to New York, celebrations galore on International Yoga Day

From New York to Tokyo, the world came together on June 21 to celebrate the 11th International Yoga Day. In India, people from various walks of life performed yoga. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the celebrations in Visakhapatnam with breathtaking views as captured by drone visuals, and with over 3 lakh participants joining the mass session.

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This year’s theme is ‘Yoga for One Earth, One Health’. In his address, PM Modi said yoga offers a direction of peace as the world witnesses unrest, tension and instability today. His remark was in reference to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, which spiralled into a global worry.

Indian Navy personnel also performed yoga on board an INS ship off the Visakhapatnam coast in Andhra Pradesh. More than 11,000 naval personnel and their family members from Eastern Naval Command participated in the grand morning yoga session with the Prime Minister.

Bollywood veteran Anupam Kher joined the yoga celebrations at iconic Times Square in New York city along with thousands.

The Yoga Day celebrations were grand in Tokyo, with spouses of the Japanese PM and the country’s Foreign Minister, respectively, present. Indian envoy Sibi George addressed the gathering of over 2,000 yoga enthusiasts.

People also took part in Yoga Day celebrations in London organised by the High Commission of India.

In Jammu and Kashmir, people performed yoga against the backdrop of an engineering marvel and the world’s highest rail bridge – the Chenab Rail Bridge – which was opened weeks ago by PM Modi.

Himveers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) perform yofa near the Pangsong Tso.

Border Security Force personnel performed yoga at an event they organised at the Attari border in Amritsar.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta joined students and boat clubs in a unique Yoga Day celebration on boats on the River Yamuna.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar performed yoga in Delhi.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi and others participated in a yoga session at the Northern Command in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir.

President Droupadi Murmu performed asanas in Dehradun in Uttarakhand on the occasion of International Yoga Day 2025.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman performed yoga in a session at the Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management in Faridabad, Haryana.