The Odisha Yoga Mahotsav will be held here from March 24 to 26 as a build-up to the International Yoga Day on June 21.
The Union Ministry of Ayush has partnered with the Art of living to organise a series of three-day Yog
Utsavs across various State capitals to take yoga to the masses.
The Department of Yogic Science at the Sri Sri University, founded by Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, will be hosting the Odisha Yoga Mahotsav at the Janata Maidan.
The fun-filled festival will showcase the multifaceted discipline of yoga through dance, music and food, apart from yoga and meditation.
Several organisations including the Art of living, the Brahmakumaris, the Patanjali Yog Peeth, the Chinmaya Mission, the North Odisha University, the KB College and the AYOS will be taking seminars, yoga, pranayama and meditation sessions at the Yog Mahotsav.
The Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department (SSEPD) of the Odisha Government plans to take yoga to the elderly, the differently abled, the transgender community and those battling addictions.
The event will feature several interesting sessions such as ‘Yoga for
addicts,’ ‘Yoga beyond gender’ and ‘Yoga for management of stress among adolescents.’