In Pics | Here's how politicians celebrated Yoga Day

This year the world celebrated the ninth International Yoga Day on June 21. Several political leaders participated in programmes throughout the nation. Take a look at the pictures here.

Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya performs yoga during a International Day of Yoga event at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), in New Delhi. Credit: IANS Photo

BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur performs yoga during a session on the International Day of Yoga, in Bhopal. Credit: IANS Photo

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performs yoga on the International Day of Yoga, in Gorakhpur. Credit: IANS Photo

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari performs yoga during the 'International Day of Yoga' celebrations at Soniya Vihar, in New Delhi. Credit: IANS Photo

BJP MP Ravishankar Prasad and others perform Yoga on the occasion of International Yoga Day, in Patna. Credit: IANS Photo

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami with Baba Ramdev, performing yoga at a programme organised on the International Day of Yoga in Haridwar. Credit: IANS Photo

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant performs yoga during a session on the 'International Day of Yoga' at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium, in Goa. Credit: IANS Photo

Tripura CM Manik Saha along with other ministers, government officials and students perform yoga during a session on the 'International Day of Yoga' celebrations in Agartala. Credit: IANS Photo

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari performs yoga during a session on the 'International Day of Yoga' in Nagpur. Credit: IANS Photo

MP Iranna Kadadi, ZP CEO Harshal Bhoiyar and others performing yoga during the International Day of Yoga event organised by the District Administration in the premises of Suvarna Vidhan Soudha in Belagavi. CreditL DH Photo

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje performs yoga during a session on the International Day of Yoga, in Chikmagalur. Credit: PTI Photo

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and others performs yoga on the International Day of Yoga onboard INS Vikrant, in Kochi. Credit: PTI Photo

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and others perform yoga on the International Day of Yoga, in Jabalpur. Credit: PTI Photo

Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde perform yoga to celebrate the 'International Day of Yoga', at Gateway of India in Mumbai. Credit: IANS Photo

Former union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi performs yoga at a programme organised on the International Day of Yoga, in Kasaragod. Credit: PTI Photo

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Tahkur performs yoga during a session on the International Day of Yoga, in Hamirpur. Credit: Twitter/@ianuragthakur

Union Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi and others perform yoga on the International Day of Yoga at the Old Fort, in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo