Sambalpur, June 21: Yoga is a time-tested and holistic approach to wellness, said Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday.

Pradhan said this while participating in a yoga session for the International Day of Yoga, under the theme 'One Earth, One Health', near the riverfront at Maa Samaleswari Temple Complex, in Odisha's Sambalpur. Officials, dignitaries, and residents of Sambalpur also joined him at the session.

Mornings with Yoga 🧘 is refreshing. Celebrated #InternationalYogaDay with residents of Sambalpur at Maa Samaleswari Temple Complex.

A time-tested and holistic approach to wellness, Yoga is India’s gift to the world. Yoga has become a global mass movement and a tool for global… pic.twitter.com/9T3qtEFq6K
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) June 21, 2025

“As the time-tested and holistic approach to wellness, Yoga is India’s gift to the world,” Pradhan said. He expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his persistent effort to make yoga a global mass movement and a tool for global harmony and peace.

Pradhan urged everyone, especially the young generation, to embrace Yoga for health and well-being.

Ministry of Education also organised mass yoga sessions at the Delhi University Convention Centre and three other iconic locations, Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar; Mysuru Palace, Mysuru, Karnataka; and Somanathapura Temple premises, Somanathapura, Karnataka.

The 11th International Day of Yoga is being celebrated across the country and globe with great enthusiasm and collective spirit.

This year, the global theme for International Yoga Day is "Yoga for One Earth, One Health" which highlights the profound interconnection between individual well-being and planetary health.

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