Early morning showers today failed to dampen the enthusiasm of people as thousands of them turned up at different venues across India to practice yogic asanas on the International Yoga Day. 

Our politicians, particularly were pumped about the event as they stretched and bent to master some cool yoga poses. 

Here are some pictures:

PM Modi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led over 50,000 yoga enthusiasts in performing ‘asanas’ here amid showers on the International Yoga Day as he underlined the importance of the ancient practice in connecting India with the world and promoting wellness.

b’Source: Twitter/PMO’

Amit Shah and Baba Ramdev

In Ahmedabad, BJP president Amit Shah joined yoga guru Baba Ramdev to celebrate the day where over four lakh people are expected to participate throughout the day

Ram Nath Kovind

b’NDA Presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind ,Sports Minister Vijay Goel,BJP MPs Meenakshi Lekhi & Bhupendra Yadav do Yoga in Delhi. Twitter/ANI’

Yogi Aditynath

b’Yogi Adityanath performed Yoga in Lucknow/Source: Twitter’

Arvind Kejriwal

b’LG Anil Baijal, CM Arvind Kejriwal and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu perform yoga in Delhi/Source: Twitter’

Akhilesh Yadav

b”The Samajwadi Party today celebrated the International Day of Yoga day not by ‘asanas’, but by undertaking cycle yatras across the state.”

Smriti Irani

b’Smriti Irani celebrated Yoga Day 2017 celebrations at Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh. Source: Twitter/Smriti Irani’

Manohar Parrikar

b”Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar performed yoga at an auditorium in Goa’s Bambolin. Source:xc2xa0Twitter/All India Radio News”

Venkaiah Naidu 

b”Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Information & Broadcasting M Venkaiah Naidu performed Yoga in New Delhi’s Connaught Place. Source: Twitter/Venkaiah Naidu”

Kiren Rijiju

b’Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju/Source: Twitterxc2xa0′

Maneka Gandhi

b’Maneka Gandhi celebrated International Yoga Day, a couple of days ago with anganwadi children in New Delhi. Source: Twitter/MIB_India’

Prakash Javedekar

b’Union Minister of Ministry of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar along with Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh at an event in Impha. Source: Twitter/Prakash Javadekar’