OdishaLIVE Bureau
The fifth International Yoga Day is observed today, 21st June by Ministry of Tourism, Goverment of India at the foothills of Dhauli Shanti Stupa with enthusiasm. The theme for this year is ‘Festival of well being’.
180 participants, mostly students and youth participated in the yoga workshop. Shri Satyabrata Tripathy, Chairman, Odisha Film Development Corporation was the chief guest of the program. The program was also attented by Shri Ajay Kumar Rout, odisha tourist officer, Shri R K Pattnayak, Assistant Director (Hqtrs), Dr Sarat kumar lenka, Nodal Officer, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Bhubaneswar and Smt Purnima Sahoo, Sarpanch, Dhauli.
The program was coordinated by Ms Rashmi Sonia Tirkey, Tourist Information Officer of Bhubaneswar.
Mass yoga demonstration was held in which benefits of yoga were explained by Shri Debashish Mohanty, yoga instructor, Vivekananda Yoga Therapy and Research Institute.
Nukkad Natak (Street Play) was also held with the motive to convey the message Importance of Yoga and well being.
