Port Blair, Jun 21: The 2nd International Day of Yoga was celebrated today throughout the country, in various part of the world and in these Islands as well. It was on December 11, 2014, the 193 member United Nations General Assembly approved the proposal of the Govt. of India by consensus, with 177 co-sponsoring countries, a resolution to establish 21st June as International Day of Yoga, which ultimately led to its first ever celebration last year. As many as 21 centers in South Andaman District witnessed yoga practices, with hundreds and hundreds of people from all corners of the District participating in this year’s yoga day celebration here this morning.

The Lt. Governor, Lt. Gen. A K Singh (Retd.) participated in a yoga demonstration in the Multipurpose Hall, Netaji Stadium here this morning. Kumari V Sandhya, a student of GSS Juglighat guided the demonstration for 30 yoga protocol to about 130 participants, including senior officers of the Administration, students, SAI sportsperson and general public. Common yoga protocols, including vrikshasana, padahastasana, uttana mandukasana, setubandhasana etc were practiced during the celebration.

The Lt. Governor also participated in the Yoga practices held in the auditorium of JNRM, in which 100 participants, including National Cadet Corps, students and general public took part. Yoga Instructor, AYUSH Hospital, Port Blair, Shri Ajit Kumar Das guided the yoga practices of different yogasana, briefing about the benefits of each yogasana to the participants. 

Similar yoga practices were also held in around 30 yoga centers across the Islands, where large number of people from all walks of life took part.