Inclement weather fails to dampen spirits of yoga practitioners; thousands fill streets for Yogandhra-2025
In spite of the inclement weather, thousands of people participated in the Yogandhra-2025 activities, which included mega yoga camps, rallies, and awareness programmes, held at different places in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts on Friday.
Minister for MSME Kondapalli Srinivas, Vizianagaram Collector B.R. Ambedkar, Joint Collector Sedhu Madhavan, and other officials visited various 'Yoga Streets,' an initiative of Vizianagaram Municipal Commissioner P. Nallanayya, where citizens practiced yoga on the street.
The Minister, Collector, and Joint Collector also visited the Ramanarayanam temple premises, where people were practicing yoga, and interacted with them. The minister and officials thanked Ramanarayanam trustee Narayanam Srinnivas and other members for making innovative arrangements at the temple premises. Pictures taken with the help of drone cameras in the temple were widely circulated on various social media platforms.
Srikakulam Collector Swapnil Dinakar Pundkar and other officials led rallies and participated in the yoga camps organised near the Dutch building, 80 feet road, and other places.
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