Special events will be organised in three cities across Egypt to mark the International Yoga Day, as the number of schools teaching the ancient Indian spiritual discipline grew three times within a year in the Arab country.
The celebrations to mark the second Yoga Day will begin at Cairo’s Al-Azhar park on June 21. “Given the very huge popularity, we shall host events in Ismailia on June 23, and we are making arrangements for the (Yoga Day) to be held in Alexandria possibly on the June 25,” India’s Ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya said.
He said the number of schools teaching Yoga in Egypt has grown three times in the past one year. last year, Yoga Day celebrations were held at the India House in Zamalek, where a large number of people participated.
But as the number of participants grew further, the embassy chose to held this year’s celebration at an open place like Al-Azhar park to accommodate a large number of people.
“We have noticed a strong growth in yoga practitioners in Egypt over the last year, both in popularity and expertise of Yogis. We are proud of Egypt’s support to Yoga Day.
“This has encouraged us to reach out wider to students and other groups and to host the event in a large public park in Cairo and to Alexandria and Ismailia for the first time,” Bhattacharyya told reporters at the embassy’s Tagore Hall, outlining the preparations being made for the special events.