Janata Dal (Secular) founder HD Deve Gowda is known for being a yoga enthusiast. His old age has never possed an issue in performing yoga regularly. On International Day of Yoga 2019, the former Prime Minister of India performed yoga at his residence in Bengaluru marking the observance. Photos of the 87-year-old doing yoga are being widely shared on social media with people praising him for being fit at an old age. International Yoga Day 2019: Indo-Tibetan Border Police Personnel Perform Yoga at Minus 10 Degree Temperature (Watch Video)

His flexibility and the ease with which he did yoga at the old age has surprised everyone with many calling him inspirational. Some commented said that yoga has kept him away from diseases or old age illness. Deve Gowda has served as the 11th Prime Minister of India from June 1, 1996, to April 21, 1997. He has also been the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996.

Twitterati is all praises about HD Deve Gowda striking the perfect yoga poses: 

International Day of Yoga (Photo Credits: IANS Photo)

Some real #YogaGoals right here!

Meanwhile, a photo of Deve Gowda doing a yoga asana on his bed is going viral on social media. The photo shows the 87-year-old politician lying on a bed doing yoga asana as an array of cameramen surround him to capture his photo. Twitter user Shivam shared the photo on social media with the caption, "This picture of Deve Gowda on Yoga day is absolute renaissance art level." However, the photo is not from 2019 yoga celebrations, but last year. Following International Day of Yoga 2019, the photo has once again started doing rounds on the internet.

Deve Gowda performs yoga on International Day of Yoga 2019 (Photo Credits: IANS Photo)

Here is the photo of Deve Gowda doing yoga, however, the photo is not from 2019 yoga celebrations, but last year: 

The fifth edition of International Day of Yoga 2019 was celebrated at government organisations, playgrounds, schools, universities and various other places. Photos of soldiers performing yoga in minus temperatures had gone viral on social media. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the celebrations from Ranchi. On Saturday, PM congratulated the four people conferred with the Prime Minister's Awards for Outstanding Contribution for Promotion and Development of Yoga -2019.

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