Yoga practitioners took a relaxing break to bend, twist and pose on Wednesday for the annual international event celebrating the practice, especially in the country where it began. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined 50,000 students and other residents for a mass yoga session in the pouring rain in the northern city of Lucknow to mark International Yoga Day. Similar yoga displays were organized in villages, towns and cities across India and in other countries. The United Nations designated International Yoga Day in 2014. Modi, dressed in white, instructed the children at the outdoor yoga session at Rama Bai Ambedkar Ground.

Source: ABC News June 21, 2017 05:37 UTC