International Yoga Day: Here's how politicians, stars celebrated yoga day

Yoga, that has been a practice in India since times immemorial, brings these things together. This year, the world celebrated the fifth International Yoga Day on June 21. The yoga day is being observed since 2015.

World Yoga Day came to be observed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 2014 address at the UN General Assembly proposed that a day to celebrate and practise yoga must be dedicated worldwide. Since then June 21 has been celebrated as the International Yoga Day by countries across the world.

Let's take a look at how politicians and businessmen celebrated International Yoga Day 2020:

Greetings on #YogaDay! Sharing my remarks on this special occasion. https://t.co/8eIrBklnLI

- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 21, 2020

Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind performs yoga today on #InternationalYogaDay pic.twitter.com/5UoM61pexI

- ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020

BJP National President Shri @JPNadda performs yoga at his residence on #InternationalYogaDay today. #MyLifeMyYoga pic.twitter.com/UQMEWIVUyH

- BJP (@BJP4India) June 21, 2020

Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal performs yoga at his residence, on #InternationalYogaDay today. pic.twitter.com/rPFfss9bDE

- ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020

Yoga is a heritage of India. Under the leadership of PM @narendramodi the world has accepted Yoga in a new way. During #COVID19 significance of Yoga has increased immensely. On this #InternationalYogaDay let us all take a resolution to be healthy by regularly practicing Yoga. pic.twitter.com/BqNLCH8G9Y

- Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) June 21, 2020

My message on the #InternationalYogaDay

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- Biplab Kumar Deb (@BjpBiplab) June 21, 2020

Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla performs yoga at his residence on #InternationalYogaDay today. pic.twitter.com/yr03xcf9m0

- ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020

Delhi: Union Ministers Prahlad Patel, Giriraj Singh and Prakash Javadekar perform yoga on #InternationalYogaDay today. pic.twitter.com/JA5ykFN1zE

- ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020

Uttarakhand: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev performs yoga at Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar on #Internationalyogaday2020 . pic.twitter.com/K8Me1MkKoG

- ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2020

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Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya | Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya | Mrityor Maa Amritam Gamaya | Om Shanti Shanti Shanti hi || Meaning: Keep me not in the Phenomenal World of Unreality, but make me go towards the Reality of Eternal Self, Keep me not in the Ignorant State of Darkness, but make me go towards the Light of Spiritual Knowledge, Keep me not in the World of Mortality, but make me go towards the World of Immortality of Self-Realization, Om, Peace, Peace, Peace. Wishing you all a very Happy International Yoga Day. Today I've shared a personal ritual with you all. I've been chanting the Shanti Mantra after every yoga session, because it helps me tell the Universe, our guiding force in nature... that I surrender to the will of nature. I accept that I don't know it all and I want to be drawn towards a better existence. I understand how limited my knowledge is of my own being and ask to be connected to all elements of nature in the way that humans were meant to be. Today, I pledge to work on bettering myself every day, so I can be of service to all in this lifetime, how I was intended to be. When this acceptance comes from within, you start realizing the deeper meaning of life. Shared the mantra here along with its meaning. Hoping we can all adopt and follow it as a way of life. With Gratitude Shilpa Shetty Kundra . . #InternationalYogaDay #SwasthRahoMastRaho #YogaSeHiHoga #YogisOfInstagram #StayHealthyStayHappy #WorkoutAtHome #YogaAtHome

A post shared by Shilpa Shetty Kundra (@theshilpashetty) on Jun 20, 2020 at 9:37pm PDT

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People who know me, they know that everyday is International Yoga Day for me. Not a lot of you know this but yoga helped me through some of the toughest moments of my life - Both personally and professionally. And I'm not talking about just yoga asanas, I'm taking about leading my life in a way that I focus on the positives, be grateful for the life I have, the people I have in my life and work every single day to get better at it. Yoga has taught me all this. This International Yoga Day, you should not just take up yoga as a workout form but as a lifestyle. As long as you have yourself, your loved ones, you have the power to overcome any obstacle. Today being Sunday, give yourself a little love. Practice yoga, cook for your family, spend the evening in conversations and just dwell in all the positivity. I wish everybody a happy international yoga day! Love, light and happiness, Malaika Arora @sarvayogastudios @thedivayoga #mylifemyyoga #fitindiamovement #yogawithsarva

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