Millions in harmony on Yoga Day

Millions of yoga enthusiasts bent and twisted their bodies in complex postures across India and much of the world on Sunday to mark International Yoga Day.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had lobbied the UN to declare June 21 as a global day for yoga, spread his mat along with rows of other people, including members of his Cabinet and foreign diplomats, at New Delhi's main thoroughfare, which was transformed into a sprawling exercise ground.

Thousands of people dressed in white sat on yellow mats under the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Similar events were held in Beijing, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Manila and other places.