Annamayya bags No. 1 slot in Yogandhra rankings
The Annamayya district celebrated the 11th International Yoga Day with a record turnout of over 8 lakh people across 5,050 locations on Saturday (June 21).
At Rayachoti, District Collector Sridhar Chamakuri launched the mass event with 5,000 participants. He lauded the the residents for making the district stand as number one in the State in the Yogandhra rankings. The Collector urged the public to adopt yoga as a daily habit for physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. The officials arranged a live telecast of the Visakhapatnam State-level celebrations at the venue.
Meanwhile, hundreds of people took part in the Yogandhra celebrations at the NTR Stadium in Kuppam of Chittoor district. The Kuppam Area Development Authority Project director Vikas Marmath, along with senior officials, inaugurated the event.
He thanked the people of the Kuppam Assembly Constituency for making the event's finale memorable in the Chief Minister's constituency.
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