Mangalore: As part of the International Yoga Day 2022 celebrations, a yoga activity program to promote ‘Yoga for Humanity’ was conducted by the river side, in Sultan Bathery, Mangalore on 20 June 2022, between 7am to 8.30am. Sultan Bathery is one of the 75 historical and iconic monumental locations identified by the Government as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The program was organized by Government of India , Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports , Nehru Yuva Kendra Mangalore, District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, Department of AYUSH Dakshina Kannada, Department of Tourism, Mangalore City Corporation. Members from the Mangalore Surf Club, Youth Sports Club, Wave Club and other local youth organizations were also actively involved in the organizing team.
The program began with an inaugural message delivered by Raghuveer Souterpete, District Youth Officer, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Dakshin Kannada.
This was followed by an address by Manakya, Deputy Director, Department of Tourism who spoke about the importance of yoga. Then, Dr. Sahana Rai, Department of AYUSH spoke about the need to inculcate yoga in everyday life and the ways to do it. The yoga session was conducted by Dr. Swetha Bhat and Dr. Aswathy Jain for the participants who practiced yoga on top of the fort premises in Sultan Bathery. After this session, Mr. Anish from Wave Club performed yoga on SUP board on the waters of River Gurupura.
The program was coordinated by Mithun Kajunje, Mangalore Surf Club. Chetan, Asst. Director, Department of Tourism was also present. The program was also attended by Geeta and Arun Prakash Rai from the NCC, Priyanka KVS, NYK Representative and members of Mangalore Surf Club and other youth clubs. The program was a grand success garnering over 100 participants who demonstrated yoga on the monument.