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**Yogi Adityanath Highlights Yoga’s Holistic Benefits as Uttar Pradesh Celebrates International Yoga Day**

**Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh –** Uttar Pradesh celebrated the 11th International Yoga Day on Saturday with widespread participation across the state, including at Raj Bhavan in Lucknow and a special event led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur. The theme for this year’s celebration was “Yoga for One Earth, One Health,” and special yoga sessions were held at designated locations statewide starting at 6 AM.

Addressing a mass yoga event at the Mahant Digvijay Nath Smriti Bhawan auditorium in Gorakhpur, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath emphasized the holistic benefits of yoga. “Yoga is a mantra for all of us from India’s rich tradition of sages, providing us with a healthy body as well as a healthy mind,” he stated. He further added that Indian knowledge has, since ancient times, extensively informed us all about yoga.

He underscored yoga’s importance in enabling individuals to pursue spiritual and worldly goals. “Dharma, karma, moksha – any action is possible only with a healthy body. Any work of Dharma, whether it is spiritual upliftment, worldly progress, or taking forward our cultural heritage, is not possible without a healthy body.”

Governor Anandiben Patel also participated in the Yoga Day celebrations at Raj Bhavan in Lucknow. The widespread participation across the state highlighted the growing recognition of yoga’s role in promoting well-being.

The Chief Minister emphasized that India has paved the way for global welfare by making Yoga a medium of public welfare.

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