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         YOGA BECOMES A GLOBAL MOVEMENT






           युज्यते एतद् इतत योग: Which means what unites is yoga. Yoga is a very old tradition of India. On
            the 9th annual International Day of Yoga on June 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a
         yoga event at the United Nations Headquarters in which participants from over 135 countries
            attended the event. When India proposed for celebrating International Day of Yoga at the
        global level at the forum of the United Nations Assembly, more than 180 countries of the world
           came together and supported it in record numbers. Since then, Yoga has become a global
                                  movement through International Day of Yoga.


          t  has  been  said  about  yoga  in  the  texts  -   The participation of the highest number of
          Vyayamat Labhate Swasthyam, Dirgh Ayushyam         nationalities in the yoga exercise at the UN
       IBalam Sukham! That is, by yoga, by exercise we       Headquarters under the leadership of PM
        get  health,  long  life  and  strength.  Yoga  creates   Narendra Modi has been recorded in the
        such  a  healthy  and  powerful  society,  whose     Guinness World Record.
        collective energy is many times more. On the 9th
        International  Day  of  Yoga-2023,  Prime  Minister   of International Yoga Day was 'Yoga for Vasudhaiva
        Narendra  Modi  said,  “Yoga  is  a  very  old  tradition   Kutumbakam'  i.e.  'One  Earth  -  One  Family  -  One
        of India. Like all ancient Indian traditions, it is also   Future'.
        alive and dynamic. Yoga is free - free of copyrights,   Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the 9th annual
        free of patents and free of royalty payments.Yoga    International Day of Yoga celebrations at the iconic
        is adaptable to your age, gender, and fitness level.   North  Lawn  of  the  United  Nations  Headquarters
        Yoga is portable – you can do it at home or during   in  New  York  City,  while  Vice  President  Jagdeep
        work or even while traveling.” This time the theme   Dhankhar  led  the  National  Yoga  Festival  in

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