People of all ages, the National Cadet Corps performing yoga at various places and youths taking out a jatha to create awareness about the importance of yoga marked the observation of International Yoga Day in Ballari on Sunday.
The Department of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Sidda and Homeopathy (AYUSH) had organised an official programme in association with the district administration, the district unit of Patanjali Yoga Samiti at the SG college quadrangle with Bhawarlal Arya of Patanjali, Karnataka in-charge, in the lead.
Mrutyunjaya Jinaga, MLC, B. Anita, zilla panchayat president, Nagamma, Mayor, R. Chetan, Superintendent of Police, Mohammed Salauddin, zilla panchayat CEO, Veeranna, AYUSH official and seers were among other dignitaries present.
The locally-formed Antararashtriya Yoga Divas Acharana Samiti had organised the programme at the BDAA grounds with Dattatreya Vajjralli, yoga teacher, in the lead. Ten yoga exponents were also honoured on the occasion.
Many NCC cadets participated in the yoga event at the Medical College grounds. Similarly, 11,195 cadets, coming under the NCC Group, headquartered in Ballari, participated at 18 venues such as Bidar, Kalaburagi, Davangere, Ballari, Raichur, Vijaypura, Bagalkot, Gadag, according to a press release from NCC Group Ballari.
Yoga day was observed in various parts of the district including Hampi.
‘Yoga improves concentration’
In Chitradurga, Minister for Social Welfare and District in-charge H. Anjaneya has stated that practice of yoga improves concentration and increases confidence among people.
Speaking after inaugurating International Yoga Day at Old Middle School grounds here on Sunday, he stated that every individual in the society should voluntarily come forward to practise yoga.
Parents should encourage their children to practise yoga from childhood as it will help them to maintain good health and concentrate in studies.
Presiding over the programme, MLA G.H. Tippareddy informed that 193 nations across the world are celebrating the maiden International Yoga Day. Since it is not confined to any particular class of people, caste, creed or sex, every individual should practise yoga to maintain good health.
More than 1,000 persons took part in the programme.
In Davangere, inaugurating the programme MLA H.S. Shivshankar opined that regular practice of yoga helps in maintaining good health and if it’s practised from childhood, it will increase the life span by protecting from diseases and mental stress. So the teachers and parents should encourage children to practise yoga for at least 30 minutes every day.
The Union government had taken several measures to protect the health of people including introduction of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and the people should take part in such programmes and contribute to the development of the nation, he added.
Deputy Commissioner S.T. Anjan Kumar and zilla panchayat CEO S.B. Bommanhalli were present.
