Armed forces celebrate yoga day -- from sea to Siachen

From the Siachen glacier, considered the world's highest battlefield, to Kanyakumari and Arunachal Pradesh to Kutch, thousands of armed forces personnel today performed yoga asanas to celebrate the International Day of Yoga.

In the national capital, the Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force organised separate yoga sessions to mark the occasion.

Indian Navy personnel showed their grit and enthusiasm with their yoga demonstration onboard submarines INS Sindhudhvaj and INS Sindhukirti while a group of air warriors from the IAF performed asanas at Leh, the highest airfield.

The crew of Eastern Fleet ships of the Navy also started their day practicing yoga in the South Indian Ocean.

Troops from the Indian Army held a yoga session at the Siachen, regarded as the highest battlefield in the world.

A large number of army personnel also performed yoga in difficult terrain along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

A group of Navy personnel also participated in the celebrations onboard INS Vikramaditya, the aircraft carrier.

In Delhi, Navy Chief Adm Sunil Lanba joined other high- ranking navy officials and their family members in celebrating the yoga day.

Almost all the bases of the Army, Navy and Air Force across the country organised events to commemorate the day.

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