Postures, gestures that nurture peace

January 07, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:47 am IST - Puducherry:

Students display balancing yoga poses as part of the 21st International Yoga Festival in Puducherry on Tuesday.—Photo: T.Singaravelou

Students display balancing yoga poses as part of the 21st International Yoga Festival in Puducherry on Tuesday.—Photo: T.Singaravelou

One of the highlights of the festival included a mass Surya Namaskar by 2,000 students from the Achariya group of schools on Tuesday morning.

The students also displayed their skills at balancing yoga poses. “There has been a growing interest among students of the school with around 90 per cent of them attending the optional yoga classes,” said Ravibabu, Public Relations Officer of the educational group.

Programmes at the festival included discourses, workshops and lecture demonstrations covering a diverse range of topics. However, it is the yogasana competitions which have been bringing in practitioners every year in regular attendance.

A ‘Champion of the Meet’ will be honoured at the valedictory programme on January 7, where prizes will be distributed for the ygasana competitions.

Students displayed their skills at balancing yoga poses

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