However, in Pakistan the celebration was muted as it remained confined to the premises of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, with the staff of the mission along with other foreign diplomats in the country performing 'asanas'.
In China, events were organised at the prestigious Peking University and Geely University where people from different walks of life took part in the exercises. An event was held in Paris, where people dressed in white sat on mats under the Eiffel Tower and practised yoga.
Reports of celebrations came in from Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Malayasia and the Philippines June 21 was declared as the International Day of Yoga by the UN in December last year after Modi's call in his first address to the General Assembly in September 2014. In an unprecedented move, 177 of the 193 member states of the UN had co-sponsored the India-backed resolution.
