Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared photos of him taking selfies with locals in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar after leading a programme there on the occasion of 10th International Yoga Day.

In a post on the microblogging site X, Modi shared four photos of him clicking selfies with the local women and said, "Post Yoga selfies in Srinagar! Unparalled vibrancy here, at the Dal Lake."

Earlier in the day, the prime minister performed yoga at an indoor facility in the city, as early morning rainfall disrupted the event.

Addressing the event, he said yoga has helped people realise that their welfare is linked to the welfare of the world around them.

"The world is looking at yoga as a powerful agent of global good. Yoga helps us live in the present moment without the baggage of the past," the prime minister said.

"When we are peaceful within, we can also make a positive impact on the world...Yoga is making new ways of positive change in the society," he added.

The United Nations General Assembly, heeding a call by Prime Minister Modi, declared in December 2014 to observe 21 June every year as the International Day of Yoga.

Source: India Today