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AP PHOTOS: Highlights of International Day of Yoga

Yoga practitioners gather on Arpoador beach to mark International Yoga Day, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Yoga practitioners gather on Arpoador beach to mark International Yoga Day, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
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Tens of thousands of people across India stretched in public parks and on sandy beaches Saturday to mark the 11th International Day of Yoga.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Indians perform yoga during an event to mark International Day of Yoga at a playground in Guwahati, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Indians perform yoga during an event to mark International Day of Yoga at a playground in Guwahati, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
A girl performs yoga on the roof of an apartment on International Day of Yoga in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

A girl performs yoga on the roof of an apartment on International Day of Yoga in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
People practice yoga on the eve of International Day of Yoga at Lal Bahadur stadium in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

People practice yoga on the eve of International Day of Yoga at Lal Bahadur stadium in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Students, along with activists of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), perform yoga on International Day of Yoga at the city centre in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Students, along with activists of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), perform yoga on International Day of Yoga at the city centre in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Yoga practitioners gather on Arpoador beach to mark International Yoga Day, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Yoga practitioners gather on Arpoador beach to mark International Yoga Day, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Indians perform yoga during an event to mark International Day of Yoga at a playground in Guwahati, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Indians perform yoga during an event to mark International Day of Yoga at a playground in Guwahati, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Members of a yoga institute perform yoga on top of parked cars to celebrate International Day of Yoga in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Members of a yoga institute perform yoga on top of parked cars to celebrate International Day of Yoga in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
A girl performs yoga on the roof of an apartment on International Day of Yoga in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

A girl performs yoga on the roof of an apartment on International Day of Yoga in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
A Hindu holy man displays yoga skills on International Day of Yoga at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A Hindu holy man displays yoga skills on International Day of Yoga at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
A dog rests as people perform yoga on International Yoga Day at Marine drive in Mumbai, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

A dog rests as people perform yoga on International Yoga Day at Marine drive in Mumbai, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Women at a yoga studio perform an exercise on International Day of Yoga in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Women at a yoga studio perform an exercise on International Day of Yoga in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Exiled Tibetan children lie on the floor as they mark International Day of Yoga at the Tibetan Children's Village School in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Exiled Tibetan children lie on the floor as they mark International Day of Yoga at the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
Hindu holy men display their yoga skills on International Day of Yoga at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Hindu holy men display their yoga skills on International Day of Yoga at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Yoga practitioners gather to mark International Yoga Day at the Santamaria Bullring in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Yoga practitioners gather to mark International Yoga Day at the Santamaria Bullring in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
A girl performs yoga on top of a parked car as members of a yoga institute celebrate International Day of Yoga in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

A girl performs yoga on top of a parked car as members of a yoga institute celebrate International Day of Yoga in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Security personal perform yoga on International Yoga Day in Mumbai, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Security personal perform yoga on International Yoga Day in Mumbai, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
School boys and girls perform yoga on International Yoga Day at Victoria Memorial compound, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

School boys and girls perform yoga on International Yoga Day at Victoria Memorial compound, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Yoga practitioners gather to mark International Yoga Day at the Santamaria Bullring in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Yoga practitioners gather to mark International Yoga Day at the Santamaria Bullring in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Indians perform yoga during an event to mark International Day of Yoga at a playground in Guwahati, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Indians perform yoga during an event to mark International Day of Yoga at a playground in Guwahati, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
People follow a posture by an instruction as they perform yoga on International Yoga Day at Victoria Memorial compound, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

People follow a posture by an instruction as they perform yoga on International Yoga Day at Victoria Memorial compound, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Yoga practitioners gather on Arpoador beach to mark International Yoga Day, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Yoga practitioners gather on Arpoador beach to mark International Yoga Day, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Yoga practitioners gather to mark International Yoga Day at the Santamaria Bullring in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Yoga practitioners gather to mark International Yoga Day at the Santamaria Bullring in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Yoga practitioners gather to mark International Yoga Day at the Santamaria Bullring in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Yoga practitioners gather to mark International Yoga Day at the Santamaria Bullring in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)