International Day of Yoga celebrated at Louvre Abu Dhabi - in pictures

The first international yoga day was held in 2015

Indian Ambassador to UAE, Sunjay Sudhir, middle, joins a class at Louvre Abu Dhabi to mark the 9th International Day of Yoga. All photos: AP

The first International Day of Yoga was observed on June 21, 2015

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested the annual day of yoga to be June 21 at his UN address in 2014

He said, as June 21 is the longest day of the year in northern hemisphere it has a special significance in many parts of the world

This is the second consecutive year that Louvre Abu Dhabi joined the celebrations

People perform yoga to mark the 9th International Day of Yoga at the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, June 17, 2023. (AP Photo / Kamran Jebreili)

Dozens joined the class at the museum

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