Yogis around the world gather together and showed off their flexibility to celebrate Yoga day, which held on Sunday. In New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took of his glasses and shoes, and descended from a huge stage in front of the presidential palace. He quietly took his place along other yogis and schoolchildren. Mats during the event were neatly arranged in a checkerboard.

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Many muscular men wore International Yoga Day T-shirts, while Some volunteers formed a chain around onlookers. As per NY Times, Yogis peformed basic exercises such ash bending and twisting. After a 35-minute session in unison with an army of more than 35,000 participants, many in identical white T-shirts, Mr. Modi joined the crowd of children, who touched his feet reverently.

A student named Shubhangi Tiwari, shared his experience during the Yoga International Day."When he touched my hand, it was like nothing I've ever felt before," Tiwari said.

Meanwhile, in New York, Sunday, thousands of people gathered in New York's Square to celebrate Yoga International Day. According to CNN, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi requested the 193-member U.N. General Assembly, a resolution that establishes a day to commemorate the ancient practice last year, and now it has been approved.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joined hundreds of people at the United Nations visitor plaza to participate in a yoga practice.

"This is a wonderful addition to the United Nations calendar. I commend the His Excellency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the government of India for taking this initiative to spread the practice of yoga far and wide across the world," Ban Ki-moon said.

"Yoga is already immensely popular around the world. It's good for your health. It's good for the spirit. And yoga does not discriminate to varying degrees, all people can practice regardless of their strength, age or ability," he said.

One of the participants at New York's Square, Michael, shared his experience. "It's energizing. It's very different from the normal place that you would take yoga. And being in the middle of all these big buildings, it is just a different energy and really interesting," he said.

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