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Karnataka gears up for International Yoga Day
The 11th International Yoga Day celebrations will be held across Karnataka on June 21, with a major event at Vidhana Soudha, which will be inaugurated by Governor Thaawarchand to Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, the event will witness the participation of 3,000 yoga enthusiasts in accordance with the yoga protocol prescribed by the Central programme will be conducted from 6 am to 8 am. Parallel events will be organised at district and taluk centres."Yoga Sangam" will be organised with the collaboration of several organisations, yoga groups and civil society groups.A 45-minute common yoga protocol demonstration recommended by the AYUSH Ministry will also be part of the Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy D K Shivakumar, ministers, along with members of Parliament, members of the State Legislative Assembly and Council, and prominent yoga gurus from Karnataka will participate at Vidhana to Rao, additionally, 300 Ayushman Health and Wellness Centres in rural areas will also host the event."A special 100-day countdown campaign to International Yoga Day is already underway. The Department of AYUSH, Government of Karnataka, has begun organising several innovative programmes, including 11 national-level yoga competitions in collaboration with the Government Ayurveda Research Centre in Mysuru," he Yoga Mahakumbh will be held at the Mysore Palace grounds on June 21, with an estimated participation of 15,000 the International Yoga Day, Yoga Sangam event will be held at 30 district centres, with a minimum of 5,000 participants at each Government of India has resolved to organise Yoga Sangam in one lakh locations, with Karnataka planning for about 10,000 such programmes.