Swami Baba Ramdev filed the petition on the grounds that the Delhi High Court "erred" in decriminalising "unnatural sex acts" last week, according to the Indian Express newspaper. He also reportedly insisted homosexuality was an illness which could be treated.
"It can be treated like any other congenital defect," Swami Ramdev said in the challenge filed in the Supreme Court.
"Such tendencies can be treated by yoga, pranayama (breathing exercises) and other meditation techniques."
The high court's judgment reversing a colonial-era ban on homosexuality has met with widespread opposition among many religious groups and conservatives. They say same-sex relationships threaten the fabric of traditional Indian society.
In an interview Swami Ramdev said homosexuality caused "mental bankruptcy" and was "against God and creation".
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