Not Just Humans, Dogs & Horses Also Perform Yoga On The Fifth International Yoga Day
As the world celebrates fifth International Yoga Day, it is not just people who are practicing asanas, even dogs are doing so. Interestingly, yoga for dogs are known as ¡®Doga¡¯.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel from Animal Training School (ATS) performed yoga with the dogs on river bank of Lohit Valley in Arunachal Pradesh. Check out the adorable pictures of the dogs doing asanas.
Arunachal Pradesh: ITBP troops of ATS Lohitpur, perform yoga with their dogs and horses on #InternationalDayofYoga (Pic Source: ITBP) pic.twitter.com/nfgyWJgNUw
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2019
The official handle of Ministry of Defence also posted pictures of army units practising yoga with dogs. Even the dog squad of Border Security Force was seen performing along with their masters in Jammu.
Army Dog Unit practices Yoga for #YogaDay2019 ... pic.twitter.com/0gRgOwTrhO
¡ª Defence Spokesperson (@SpokespersonMoD) June 21, 2019
#WATCH Dog squad of Border Security Force performs yoga along with their trainers on #YogaDay2019 in Jammu. pic.twitter.com/TTN2vAgbeS
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Not only dogs, the BSF's equestrian team performed Yoga on horseback at the BSF camp in Gurugram.
#Haryana: Border Security Force's equestrian team performs Yoga on horsebacks at the BSF camp in Gurugram. pic.twitter.com/Vp7ytXqDRg
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Meanwhile, the Indian Armed Forces also performed Yoga at different altitudes.
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Meanwhile, Yoga continues throughout the country. Here are Indian soldiers practicing Yoga at Line of Control.#YogaDay2019 @adgpi pic.twitter.com/HEPjwmrjd1
¡ª Defence Spokesperson (@SpokespersonMoD) June 21, 2019
#InternationalDayofYoga : Indian Army personnel deputed at several posts in the Himalayas perform Yoga. pic.twitter.com/7SkoVXWkdx
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
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Glimpses of #InternationalYogaDay2019 from AFS New Delhi : To commemorate the international yoga day 2019, #Airwarriors and their families are enthusiastically participating in the International YogaDay2019. pic.twitter.com/x4VaLEAomv
¡ª Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) June 21, 2019
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#YogaDay2019 @indiannavy... pic.twitter.com/MPfEFNy9ZU
¡ª Defence Spokesperson (@SpokespersonMoD) June 21, 2019
Chennai: Yoga being performed by Indian Navy and Central Industrial Security Force personnel at Marina Beach. pic.twitter.com/lpQ0jgwkqc
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Before the country woke up, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed yoga with around 40,000 enthusiasts at the Prabhat Tara ground in Ranchi. This year's theme for the yoga day is 'Yoga for Heart'. Since 2015, the International Day of Yoga is celebrated annually on June 21.
Jharkhand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with people after performing yoga at Prabhat Tara ground in Ranchi on #InternationalDayofYoga pic.twitter.com/Ny0Ksd0A2Z
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Jharkhand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga at Prabhat Tara ground in Ranchi on #InternationalDayofYoga pic.twitter.com/gUAEYg8Gr6
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Not just the Prime Minister of the country, even the jawans performed Yoga:
1. The CRPF jawans of 74 battalion also performed yoga in naxal-affected Dornapal area, Sukma.
Chhattisgarh: CRPF 74 Battalion performs yoga in naxal-affected Dornapal area in Sukma on the occasion of 5th #YogaDay pic.twitter.com/AlDTl7OAGE
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
2. The ITBP personnel performed yoga at Indo-China border in Kannaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh: ITBP personnel performed yoga on International Yoga Day at Indo-China border in Kinnaur district. #YogaDay2019 pic.twitter.com/z1IAYxKy4J
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
3. With the enthusiasm to learn and perform yoga, the Embassy of the United States of America in Delhi also did their bit.
#YogaDay2019 : Yoga being performed at the Embassy of the United States of America in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/atIpCg96nC
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
4. At an altitude of 3979 m above sea level, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel performed Yoga at Rohtang Pass on the occassion of International Yoga Day.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel performed Yoga at Rohtang Pass on the occassion of #InternationalDayofYoga, today. pic.twitter.com/Ekd8bvbqzs
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
In a picture shared on the official Twitter account of All India Radio (AIR), a group of women were seen practicing yoga as the iconic Burj Khalifa stood tall behind them.
Practice of #Yoga stands tall as the iconic #BurjKhalifa itself. Discovering the journey of the self through the self to the self, Yoga enthusiasts performing aasans a day ahead of the #InternationalYogaDay in #Dubai.#AIRPics: Kanchan#YogaDay pic.twitter.com/745QzsJqNz
¡ª All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) June 20, 2019
International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21 every year and people across the world participate in their respective countries.