The Akhil Vishwa Gayatri Parivar observed the Yoga Day here with great enthusiasm on Thursday.
About 250 block-level representatives from Kalahandi, Nuapada, Balangir, Rayagada, Nabarabgpur, Malkanagiri, Koraput, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts participated in the event. Yoga expert Nilakantha Bharaduaj from the Shantikunj in Haridwar joined the event as resource person and demonstrated various Aasanas like Surya Namaskaar, Taad Aasan, Variksha Aasan, Shav Aasan, etc.
Briefing significances of Yoga in day-today life, Vishwa Gayatri Parivar State convenor Suryakant Satpathy said, “according to the UN General Assembly resolution, the goal of observing the Yoga Day is dissemination of information about the benefits of practicing Yoga”.
Vishwa Gayatri Parivar district unit general secretary Suresh Chandra Mund and Southern Odisha youth president Pradip Maharana highlighted on various health benefits of Yoga and shared that Yoga has the power to bring the entire mankind together.