Thousands bend it on International Yoga Day
BENGALURU: Though Union and state ministers — including Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy — gave a miss to International Yoga Day celebrations at Kanteerava Stadium on Thursday morning, the venue was enveloped in a sea of yellow as 15,000 yoga enthusiasts attended the event. They followed the Union government’s 35-minute yoga module with a balance of breathing exercises and stretching exercises.
Organised by the AYUSH department, Health Minister Shivananda Patil and Mayor Sampath Raj were among those present at the event. Le Yogi Coudoux, 62, an international celebrity from France, wowed the audience with his command over his body as he performed the asanas. Prakash Amte, a wildlife enthusiast from Maharashtra, who is known to live with wild animals, was also present.
Around 2,000 schoolchildren, 1,000 NCC Cadets, 1,000 members of the NSS and 30 BSF personnel trained in yoga, were also present. Six students from Government Nature Cure and Nature College, Mysuru, demonstrated advanced yoga techniques. Members from NGOs, mostly women from Swasha Foundation, Vyasa institution, Art of Living, Sri Pathanjali Yoga Seva Shikshana Samiti and Yoga Gangotri, formed a major part of the crowd.
60,000 people take part in Yoga Day in Mysuru
Mysuru: An estimated 60,000 people took part in the fourth International Yoga Day celebrations in Mysuru on Thursday. Yoga enthusiasts thronged 139-acre Mysore Race Club Ground at the crack of dawn. By the time the event took off, enthusiasts were ready to twist and bend in the 70 boxes exclusively marked for the purpose, each having a capacity to accommodate 1,000 people and 200 more in case of children.
Politicians perform yoga
B S Yeddyurappa, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, led his party workers in performing asanas at the state BJP office in Jagannath Bhavan.