Mysuru: More than 16,000 Yoga enthusiasts including children, senior citizens, students and the public participated in Yoga rehearsals in palace premises ahead of International Day of Yoga.
This was the second official rehearsal based on the common Yoga protocol. The next Sunday June 19, the final rehearsal will be held at the same venue, which is organised by Central AYUSH Department. In earlier weeks, the rehearsals were held at Maharaja’s College Grounds on May 22, Sutturu Matha on May 29 and first official rehearsal based on Yoga protocol was held in Palace on June 5.
Today’s event was inaugurated by Sutturu Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji by lighting the traditional lamp. Director of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga Ishwar Basavaraddi said, “the Mysuru Maharajas have written several books and in one of those books they had mentioned T. Krishnamacharya who was the Palace Yoga Guru and mentioned him as the ‘Father of Modern Yoga’.”
Titular Head of the erstwhile Mysore Royal family Yaduveer Wadiyar said, “PM’s visit will bring special pride to Mysuru. “Yoga was first started by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and was introduced at Sanskrit Pathashala. Krishnamacharya was one of the first gurus to combine the importance of breathing and physical exercise, and also integrated meditation with Yoga asanas. It was his disciples, Pattabhi Jois and B. K. S. Iyengar, who popularised yoga worldwide,” he said.
MP Pratap Simha, MLA S. A. Ramdas, MUDA Chairman H. V. Rajeev, Palace Board Deputy Director T. S. Subrahmanya, Yoga Federation of Mysore President D. Srihari, Vice-President Satyanarayana, Treasurer B. P. Murthy and Secretary Dr. P. N. Ganesh Kumar were present.
