New York joins the world in celebrating International Yoga Day

Alex Mead

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Jun 21, 2022

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People participate in a yoga class being held in the middle of Times Square as part of the 20th year of ‘Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga’, an annual event held to celebrate the summer solstice in New York City on June 21, 2022.

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People participate in a yoga class being held in the middle of Times Square as part of the 20th year of ‘Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga.’

Robert Miller

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People participate in a yoga class being held in the middle of Times Square.

Robert Miller

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Mother and son, Teresa and Darren Wang participate in a yoga class being held in the middle of Times Square as part of the 20th year of ‘Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga.’

Robert Miller

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People participate in a yoga class being held in the middle of Times Square.

Robert Miller

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People participate in a yoga class being held in the middle of Times Square as part of the 20th year of ‘Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga.’

Robert Miller

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People participate in a yoga class being held in the middle of Times Square.

Robert Miller

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People participate in a yoga class being held in the middle of Times Square.

Robert Miller

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Nearly 2,000 cast members practice sunrise yoga celebrating International Yoga Day in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Lake Buena Vista, Flordia.

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Nearly 2,000 cast members practice sunrise yoga celebrating International Yoga Day in front of Cinderella Castle.

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Nearly 2,000 cast members practice sunrise yoga celebrating International Yoga Day in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park.

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Nearly 2,000 cast members practice sunrise yoga celebrating International Yoga Day in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World.

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Members of Wild Sea Women take part in a Wild Kundalini Yoga class during sunrise in Seaburn, Britain, June 21, 2022.

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People take part in a mass yoga session on the banks of the holy sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythological Saraswati rivers, on June 21, 2022 in Allahabad, India.

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International Yoga Day observed in Mysuru, India

Yoga enthusiasts and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participate in the eighth International Day of Yoga themed “Yoga for Humanity” in Mysuru, India, 21 June 2022.

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People perform yoga during an event organized to mark International Yoga Day in Kathmandu, Nepal June 21, 2022.

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People take part in a mass yoga session on the banks of the holy sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythological Saraswati rivers, on June 21, 2022 in Allahabad, India.

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People take part in a mass yoga session in Allahabad, India.

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A yoga enthusiast performs yoga during an event organized by the Indian High Commission in Malaysia to mark International Yoga Day at Batu Caves temple in Gombak, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2022.

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People take part in an event to celebrate the International Day of Yoga organized by the Indian Embassy, in front of Wat Mahatat Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya on June 21, 2022.

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A group of people participate in a yoga session to mark International Yoga Day on the beach in Miami Beach, Florida, on June 21, 2022.

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A group of people participate in a yoga session to mark International Yoga Day on the beach in Miami Beach, Florida, on June 21, 2022.

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A group of people participate in a yoga session to mark International Yoga Day on the beach in Miami Beach, Florida, on June 21, 2022.

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People take part in a mass yoga session to mark International Yoga Day in Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province on June 21, 2022.

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Sadhus perform yoga to celebrate the International Day of Yoga at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on June 21, 2022.

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Soldiers and their family members participate in a yoga session to celebrate the International Day of Yoga in front of the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata on June 21, 2022.

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India’s Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers and students participate in a mass yoga session to celebrate the International Day of Yoga at the India-Pakistan border post in Wagah on June 21, 2022.

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People participate in a yoga session near Gateway of India during the International Yoga Day in Mumbai, India, 21 June 2022.

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People perform Yoga to mark International Day of Yoga at the Gateway of India in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

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People perform Yoga to mark International Day of Yoga at the Gateway of India in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

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People perform Yoga to mark International Day of Yoga infront of Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

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People take part in a mass yoga session to mark the ‘International Day of Yoga’, at the Shore Temple, in Mahabalipuram, situated around 50 km from Chennai, India, 21 June 2022.

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Military are seen practicing yoga during a massive yoga session as part of the celebration of the International Yoga Day.

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Players associated with a water sports club perform yoga in the river Yamuna, during International Yoga Day in New Delhi, India, June 21, 2022.

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Yoga seekers perform on the occasion of the International Yoga Day, standing on the archeo-astronomical site, the megalithic observatory “Kokino” in the north-eastern of the Republic of Macedonia, on June 21, 2022.

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In this handout photograph taken and released by the Indian Navy on June 21, 2022, sailors participate in a yoga session aboard the INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier to celebrate the International Day of Yoga in Karwar.

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