DEHRADUN: Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and his cabinet colleagues performed yoga at the Parade ground to commemorate the third International Yoga Day on Wednesday.

Thousands of people from other districts, students, children, NCC cadets, members of social organisations and senior officials of the state government also performed yoga.

The event was conducted under the guidance of master trainers from The Art of Living, Patanjali Yogpeeth, Pamarth Niketan and yoga teachers from Gurukul University.

At the Parade Ground, education minister Arvind Pandey refused to come on the stage and kept on performing various asanas with public.

The chief minister appealed to the people to make the ancient practice a part of their daily life and derive benefits from it. "Yoga is a secret to good health, and is also a medium to attain spiritual peace. The whole world has accepted yoga, and through its regular practice, one can attain spiritual enlightenment and physical and mental development," said Rawat.

Huge number of foreigners also participated in the yoga fest conducted in Rishikesh by different yoga institutions.

Students from different schools, medical and engineering colleges also performed yoga on their respective campuses under the guidance of their yoga teachers.

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