In pics: India celebrates International Yoga Day

For the occasion, yoga is celebrated nationwide to commemorate the 11th International Yoga Day.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga on International Yoga Day in Vishakhapatnam.

In this image, Indian Army personnel perform yoga on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga.

People perform yoga on the occasion of ‘11th International Day of Yoga’, near the Chenab Bridge, in Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir.

Women, including students, perform yoga on the occasion of the ‘11th International Day of Yoga’, at Esplanade, in Kolkata.

Students take part in a yoga session, organised to mark the International Day of Yoga, in Nagpur, Maharashtra.

Ambassadors and High Commissioners of various countries take part in a yoga session under the guidance of Parmarth Niketan President Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, organised to mark the International Day of Yoga, on the banks of the Ganga river at Parmarth Niketan, in Rishikesh.

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha officials perform yoga during a 'Yoga Shivir', organised on the International Day of Yoga, at the Parliament House complex in New Delhi.