Scores of citizens enthusiastically participated in the International Day of Yoga event organised at the Swarna Bharathi Indoor Stadium, near Bullayya College, here, on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur was among them.
The participants arrived at the stadium early morning and laid out their yoga mats on the large wooden floor as organisers guided them through various techniques. The gathering included women and children, too.
Besides Mr. Thakur, Visakhapatnam Port Authority Chairman K. Rama Mohana Rao, Mayor G. Hari Venkata Kumari, District Collector A. Mallikarjuna, Joint Collector K. Viswanathan, MLC s PVN Madhav and MLC V. Kalyani were among those who performed the asanas.
