International Yoga Day LIVE: 'Wonderful to see world come together for Yoga,' says PM Modi at UN HQ

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Highlights of the day-

• PM Modi leads Yoga Day event at UN HQ
• Let us use the power of Yoga to build a peaceful world, says PM
• Yoga comes from India and it is a very old tradition, says PM

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Execute what we get from Yoga: New York Mayor

#WATCH | New York, the US | "It is so important for us to move from just practitioners to executors. We practice Yoga but we execute what we get from Yoga in our lives. That is the message, I believe, the PM is bringing..," says Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City. pic.twitter.com/i7m87McqpX

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2023

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PM leads Yoga Day event at UN HQ

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads the Yoga Day event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on the occasion of #9thInternationalYogaDay pic.twitter.com/3G8I9YGvNA

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2023

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Let us use the power of Yoga to build a peaceful world

#WATCH | At the Yoga Day event at the UN HQ in New York, PM Narendra Modi says, "...Let us use the power of Yoga not only to be healthy, happy but also to be kind to ourselves and to each other. Let us use the power of Yoga to build bridges of friendship, a peaceful world and a… pic.twitter.com/QwAEEBo9r8

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2023

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Wonderful to see world come together for Yoga: PM Modi at UN HQ

#WATCH | At the Yoga Day event at the UN HQ in New York, PM Narendra Modi says, "Last year the entire world came together to support India's proposal to celebrate 2023 as the International Year of Millets...It is wonderful to see the entire world come together again for Yoga." pic.twitter.com/h461S45hdV

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2023

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Yoga comes from India and it is a very old tradition: PM Modi at UN HQ

"Yoga comes from India and it is a very old tradition. Yoga is free from copyrights, patents and free from royalty payments. Yoga is adaptable to your age, gender and fitness level. Yoga is portable and is truly universal," PM Modi said.

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PM Modi addresses conclave at UN HQ

"We've gathered here at the meeting point of entire humanity. I am delighted to see you all and thank you all for coming. I am told that almost every nationality is represented here today. Yoga means to unite, so you are coming together is an expression of another form of Yoga," says PM Modi.

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Today's celebration is very special: India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj

#WATCH | At the UN HQ in New York, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj says, "Today's celebration is indeed very special as PM Modi will lead us in doing yoga here. It is under his leadership that 21st June was declared as #InternationalYogaDay.… pic.twitter.com/CYqGtGw7Hq

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2023

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PM pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at UN HQ

#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at UN Headquarters lawns in New York, ahead of the Yoga event here that will be led by him#9thInternationalYogaDay pic.twitter.com/8PyFUsFJZt

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2023

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Actor Richard Gere arrives at UN HQ

#WATCH | Richard Gere arrives at the UN HQ in New York to take part in the Yoga Day event led by PM Narendra Modi.

"...It is a very nice feeling here today," he says. pic.twitter.com/vbpDnYZ5O6

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2023