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. <\/p>\n
Thousands of people from other districts, students, children, NCC cadets, members of social organisations and senior officials of the state government also performed yoga. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
At the Parade Ground, education minister Arvind Pandey refused to come on the stage and kept on performing various asanas with public. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Huge number of foreigners also participated in the yoga fest conducted in Rishikesh by different yoga institutions.<\/p>\n
Students from different schools, medical and engineering colleges also performed yoga on their respective campuses under the guidance of their yoga teachers. <\/p>\n
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