Celebrities such as PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Lakshya Sen, K Srikanth, Mithali Raj, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, HS Pranoy, Pragyan Ojha, Naina Jaswal, Manchu Vishnu, Mogalaiah, Sandeep Kishan, and Lavanya Tripathy participated in the Yoga Utsav.
Thousands of people joined the Yoga Utsav at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday, May 27 to mark the 25-day countdown to the International Day of Yoga, a report in the Indian Express, says.
The event was organised by the Ministry of Ayush with the active support from the Telangana government.
Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan was the chief guest. Other prominent guest included Union ministers Sarbananda Sonowal, G Kishan Reddy and Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai; and state Health Minister Thanneeru Harish Rao.
The event was conducted by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga under the Ministry of Ayush.
The session was directed by Dr Ishwar V Basavaraddi, director of the institute. The Utsav, whose theme is “make yoga a part of your life”, was attended by many celebrities from the world of sports like PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Lakshya Sen, K Srikanth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy from badminton; Mithali Raj, HS Pranoy, Pragyan Ojha from cricket; Naina Jaswal from table tennis; and Mukesh from hockey.
Also, celebrities from the world of cinema and culture like Manchu Vishnu, Mogalaiah, Sandeep Kishan, Nikhil Siddharth, Lavanya Tripathy and Dil Raj performed yoga along with others.
peaking on the occasion, Sonowal said, “We are really happy to witness thousands of Hyderabad residents coming out to participate in this special yoga ccountdown, which has certainly enthused many more to join this movement.
“We must celebrate our rich heritage by making yoga a part of our lives. It enriches our health and mind. Under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji, yoga has got the necessary platform, which has helped build the brand India image.
Also, celebrities from the world of cinema and culture like Manchu Vishnu, Mogalaiah, Sandeep Kishan, Nikhil Siddharth, Lavanya Tripathy and Dil Raj performed yoga along with others.
“The success of today’s event will give further momentum to the eighth International Day of Yoga on June 21st in Mysuru, where Prime Minister Narendra Modiji will lead the celebration of yoga by enthusiasts and practitioners across the world.
“The idea behind this Yoga Utsav is to encourage people to take up yoga, a wonderful gift of our thousands of years of civilisation, so that they can enrich their quality of life. We must join this beautiful movement, envisioned by our leader, Modiji, towards building a happier and healthier India”, he added
Yoga Utsavs were also organised at five archaeological sites viz. Rakhigari (Haryana), Hastinapur (Uttar Pradesh), Sivasagar (Assam), Dholavira (Gujarat) and Adichanallur (Tamil Nadu)) across India.
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