The national stadium is packed with 5,000 yoga enthusiasts.

In his speech delivered at the programme, the Indian Ambassador to Vietnam said he was impressed by the Vietnamese people’s interest in yoga.

From 6 am, thousands of yogis began to enter the stadium to prepare for the mass performance.

Winners of beauty contests at the event.

The yoga festival carries the message of building a healthy lifestyle by practising yoga.

The mass performance begins at 7:30 in the morning.

Participants include office workers, celebrities, athletes, teachers and students.

Senior citizens also join the programme.

Participants perform basic yoga movements such as breathing and meditation.

Yoga has received public interest in Vietnam and many countries around the world.

At 8 am, the most anticipated moment occurs as 5,000 people concurrently raise the red and yellow square cloths to form the Vietnamese flag on the ground of My Dinh National Stadium.

A close-up of the participants and their accessories in the flag formation.

The Vietnamese flag formed by 5,000 yoga practitioners is the highlight of the programme.

The mass performance sets the record for the largest number of participants in Vietnam.