In Photos: President Murmu, Rajnath Singh Perform Yoga on International Yoga Day

Across India, politicians gathered at various events to perform yoga and spread awareness about its reported health benefits.

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International Yoga Day is celebrated on 21 June, every year. The day was designated as International Yoga Day on PM Modi’s suggestion in the UN General Assembly in 2014.

Across India, politicians gathered at various events to perform yoga and spread awareness about its reported health benefits.

President Droupadi Murmu performs yoga, with other participants, on the occasion of International Yoga Day. "On this day, I urge everyone to adopt yoga in their daily lives and experience its transformative power," the president tweeted.

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and others perform yoga on International Yoga Day at the Parliament House in New Delhi on Wednesday, 21 June.

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Former PM and JD(S) supremo HD Devegowda practices yoga on International Yoga Day. "I urge everybody to practice yoga and discover its benefits," the 91-year-old tweeted.

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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur performed yoga at an event marking International Yoga Day in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur on Wednesday, 21 June.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis kicked off an event marking International Yoga Day at Mumbai's Vidhan Bhavan on Wednesday, 21 June.

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Union Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi with others performs yoga on the International Day of Yoga at the Old Fort.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performs yoga on the International Day of Yoga in Gorakhpur.

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BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore with others performs yoga on the International Day of Yoga at the Maharana Pratap Sports College in Jaipur on Wednesday, 21 June.

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Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya with others performs yoga on the International Day of Yoga at AIIMS in New Delhi on Wednesday, 21 June.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with others performs yoga on the International Day of Yoga onboard INS Vikrant in Kochi on Wednesday, 21 June.

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Union Minister of State for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar performs yoga with ministry officials in New Delhi on Wednesday, 21 June. "Yoga is India's gift to the world," he wrote on Twitter.

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and others performs yoga on the International Day of Yoga.

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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha performs yoga on the International Day of Yoga, in Agartala.

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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann performs Yoga in Jalandhar on Monday, 20 June.

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