Extensive programmes were organised across Keralam today to mark the International Day of Yoga. The state-level celebrations, jointly organised by the State Government and the Department of AYUSH, were inaugurated by Health Minister K. Muraleedharan at Thiruvananthapuram. A special Yoga Day programme was also held at Lok Bhavan in collaboration with My Bharat. Large numbers of people participated in yoga sessions organised as part of the celebrations.

 

Yoga Day programmes were conducted in all districts under the joint auspices of the National AYUSH Mission, the Department of Indian Systems of Medicine and the Department of Homoeopathy. State ministers, MLAs and other dignitaries joined members of the public in the yoga sessions. The Central Bureau of Communication under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting also organised Yoga Day events at various places across Keralam.