Denpasar, Bali (Antara Bali) - The Indian Consulate General in Bali
Amarieet Singh Takhi said a mass yoga would held in this capital city of
Bali to coincide with the World Yoga Day on June 21, 2015.
"Mass Yoga activities would be held at the Bajra Sandhi Renon square
in Denpasar, expected to involve around 8,000 participants,"Amarieet
Singh Takhi said here on Tuesday.
He said similar activities would also be held in other cities in the
country such as Jakarta, Medan and Surabaya, to involve thousands of
lovers of the Indian religious sport.
The mass yoga would be held at the same time not only in a number
of cities in Indonesia but also all over the world under the auspice of
the United Nations, he said.
Amarieet Singh Takhi said the mass yoga would involve various
circles, from the government institutions to schools, and leading
universities in Bali.
"I was just told that the planned activities are welcome
enthusiastically by those regularly practice yoga in Bali, therefore, we
believe the number of participants would exceed our earlier estimate,"
he said.
Yoga is a religious sport widely practiced not only Hindus but also people of other faiths, he said.
Yoga has become a universal activity to create physical and spiritual harmony.
"Yoga is not just a sport but it serves more to maintain balance in
mind toward creation of peace spiritually and physically a dream of
everybody in the world," Amarieet Singh Takhi said. (ADT)
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