Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Indians to take pride in their heritage as he joined tens of thousands at an event to celebrate world yoga day.
Mr Modi, a Hindu nationalist, travelled to the town of Dehradun in the foothills of the Himalayas for the fourth International Day of Yoga.
He also asked Indians to be proud of their culture and history.
Tens of thousands more people joined in mass yoga exercises across the country, including staff at New Delhi airport, pupils at thousands of schools and members of India’s armed forces.
