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Embrace yoga for better life, Indian PM says within International Yoga Day

AKIPRESS.COM - 123 Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi urged people to embrace yoga for better physical and mental health as he led thousands on Tuesday morning to mark the second International Yoga Day, according to Times of India.

Simultaneously, hundreds of thousands across the country began the day with yoga exercises. Modi oversaw some 30,000 yoga enthusiasts in Chandigarh's Capitol Complex performing deep breathing and stretching exercises before joining them.

"Make yoga a part of your life," Modi said in a brief address. "Just as the mobile phone is now a part of your life, make yoga too a part of your life." He said the International Yoga Day had become a mass movement like no other in the world.

The United Nations last year declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga.

Underlining that yoga was not a religious activity, Modi said it helped to control the mind and maintain a healthy body for a healthy balance between the two.

Yoga, he added, helped people to lead a disciplined life.

Over 96,000 people had registered themselves to take part in the event. Of this, over 30,000 were picked.

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