Pics: World bends, stretches, twists to mark 1st Yoga Day

However, in Pakistan the celebrations 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. About a week ahead of the International Yoga Day, the India-China Yoga college was inaugurated at Yunnan Minzu University in Kunming, the first such college in the country.