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The Hindu
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S. Murali

Youth throng playgrounds to perform asanas on International Yoga Day

People from different walks of life thronged playgrounds and open spaces to perform yoga asanas across south coastal Andhra Pradesh to mark International Yoga Day on June 21 (Wednesday).

In Nellore, Lieutenant Commander Vinay Ramachandran led members of the 10 (A) Naval unit NCC in performing yoga asanas at the sprawling V.R. College grounds.

In Ongole, Bharatiya Janata Party State president Somu Veerraju led the students of QIS College to perform various sitting yoga asanas. ‘‘I am a regular practitioner of yoga, the gift of India to the world,” said Mr. Veerraju. ‘‘Yoga is considered the panacea for all illnesses, including dreaded cancer,” he added. He was joined by the college chairman N. Surya Kalyan Chakravarthy, and others.

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