WATCH: BSF Jawans perform Yoga in the vastness of J&K's Kupwara

Ahe of International Yoga Day on June 21, Border Security Force (BSF) Jawans performed yoga in Kura sector in Jammu and Kashmir. 

In a video taken by one of soldiers, a team of BSF Jawans are seen performing different asanas. A senior officer can be seen leing soldiers. 

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On Wednesday, ar team of BSF performed several yoga asanas near Border Outpost (BOP) on banks of river Brahmaputra near Takkamari, Assam. BSF performs some of most difficult duties and border manment. Hence, to keep up with such relentless work and to stay fit amidst challenging terrains, yoga can also prove helpful. In Assam, re are over 17 BOPs in Takkamari where BSF survives without amenities like electricity, ro connectivity and medical facilities. In monsoon, water level in Bhramaputra River rises, forcing BSF to shift its BOPs. 

le-up to fifth Yoga day has witnessed Yoga being proliferated to some of most extreme places in world, particularly in Himalayas.

Earlier, a video h been accessed wherein Indo-Tibetan Border Personnel (ITBP) were seen performing Yoga on a vast frozen plain:

In dition,  Indian Embassy in Kathmandu too organised a yoga event on Sunday to celebrate fifth International Day of Yoga at Nepal's Thyangboche -  gateway to Mount Everest.  main objective of programme was to highlight importance of yoga in daily life and to bring peace and harmony across nations and among people, a press statement issued by Embassy said.

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Indian Ambassor to Nepal, Manjeev Singh Puriand locals joined in to perform yoga:

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A large number of people, including Ambassor of India to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri, locals, members of various women and youth organisations, officers of Sagarmatha National Park and foreign tourists, participated in event, it said.  Prime Minister has been regularly tweeting asana videos since June 5 in run-up to International Yoga Day, which was started after Modi, in 2014, suggested it in his speech at UN General Assembly.