Around 1,000 people participated in a mass yoga event at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
New Delhi:
People should make yoga an integral part of their lives for overall harmony between body and mind, President Pranab Mukherjee said today.
The President kicked off the second International Yoga Day celebrations at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi with around 1,000 people participating in a mass yoga event.
Addressing the participants, the President said people should make the practise of yoga an integral part of life. "Yoga will enable people live a healthy life. It will create overall harmony between body and mind. It will enhance mental and physical well-being," he said.
The President also recalled that on December 11, 2014, the General Assembly of the United Nations had approved by consensus a resolution co-sponsored by 177 countries to declare June 21 as International Day of Yoga.
The President kicked off the second International Yoga Day celebrations at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi with around 1,000 people participating in a mass yoga event.
Addressing the participants, the President said people should make the practise of yoga an integral part of life. "Yoga will enable people live a healthy life. It will create overall harmony between body and mind. It will enhance mental and physical well-being," he said.
The President also recalled that on December 11, 2014, the General Assembly of the United Nations had approved by consensus a resolution co-sponsored by 177 countries to declare June 21 as International Day of Yoga.
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