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Varanasi: Amidst light showers, several group sessions of yoga were held at ghats, parks and academic institutions in the city on
International Yoga Day
on Saturday.
A programme was organised at Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham in the presence of Suresh Khanna, UP finance and parliamentary affairs minister and district in charge.
After virtual address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, yoga session commenced.
Khanna spoke about importance of yoga in life and recommended regular practice for good health. He praised the Prime Minister's efforts in establishing yoga on the global stage. Those who participated in the event included district panchayat president Poonam Maurya, former minister and MLA Neelkanth Tiwari, MLC Hansraj Vishwakarma, BJP city president Pradeep Agrahari, managing director of UP jal nigam (rural) Rajshekhar, district magistrate Satyendra Kumar, ADM City Alok Verma, along with administration officials, public representatives, NDRF personnel and a large number of people.
At Shastrarth Mahavidyalaya in Dashashwamedh area, students showcased amazing yoga postures, while in the second session, students pursuing Shastri and Acharya degrees performed yoga and received awards.
A yoga camp was organised at the 36 PAC Battalion in Ramnagar under the direction of Commandant Anil Kumar Pandey, who led the session and spoke about the importance of yoga and its use in daily life. The event was attended by assistant commandant Rajesh Kumar and all officers and employees of the battalion.
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Sampurnanand Sanskrit University held a grand event led by Vice-Chancellor Prof Bihari Lal Sharma. A joint event by Vishal Bharat Sansthan and the Muslim Mahila Foundation was held at Subhash Bhavan in Lamhi. Assistant professor Vishakha Rao from Woxsen University, Hyderabad, instructed Muslim women, social workers, and children. Indian Red Cross Society's office in Beniyabagh also conducted a collective yoga practice programme and participants were awarded certificates.
Banaras Locomotive Works celebrated the day with enthusiasm and spiritual dedication under the theme of 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health' and the entire campus turned vibrant and yoga-centric, with scores of officers, employees, their families, Railway Protection Force, civil defence, St John Ambulance Brigade, Bharat Scouts & Guides and social groups coming together for a synchronised yoga session.
BLW general manager Naresh Pal Singh inaugurated four life-size yoga sculptures at the Surya Sarovar premises depicting Vrikshasana, Trikonasana, Virabhadrasana and Ardha Chakrasana.
At Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), director Prof Amit Patra, highlighted the importance of yoga and inspired everyone to practise it regularly.
At Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay govt hospital, doctors, nursing officers, paramedical staff and other employees were led by chief medical superintendent Dr Brijesh Kumar and superintendent Dr Prem Prakash, who highlighted benefits of yoga.
At the primary school of Gram Sabha Chandapur in the Arajiline block, a session was organised by My Bharat Youth Program of ministry of sports. The event was attended by district youth welfare officer Nitish Rai, former regional welfare officer Awadhesh Narayan Singh, gram pradhan Chandapur Rajendra Prasad Patel and others.
A programme was organised by forest and wildlife department, Varanasi forest division, at the lawn in Sarnath Deer Park and Zoo. Ravi Kumar Singh, forest conservator/regional director, Varanasi Circle, along with other forest department officials and employees, attended the event. Members of the Ganga Task Force and their commanding officer were also present with their team. All regional forest officers, deputy regional forest officers, forest inspectors and forest guards participated in yoga practice.
Several other institutions like Banaras Hindu University, India Tourism, Railways celebrated the occasion.
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