Yoga day: Garhwa joins celebrations
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Garhwa: Thousands of participants, including Garhwa DC, SP, administrative and police officers, school children, CRPF jawans and local people performed yoga on the occasion of Internation Day of Yoga on Saturday.
DC, Dinesh Kumar Yadav, SP, Aman Kumar and representatives of Patanjali Yogpeeth jointly inaugurated the event in Birsa Munda Helipad Park ground.
Addressing the gathering, DC Dinesh Kumar Yadav said, "Yoga plays an important role in development of healthy mind and healthy body". He called upon the people to add yoga in their daily life so that healthy body and mind can well be developed. Yoga has been born in our country which is now followed by entire world.
Yoga associates together body, mind and soul. Through Yoga we can attain health, unity and spiritual enlightenment.
SP, Aman Kumar said, "Yoga is the best remedy of depression. Not only this but it also helps to get rid from many incurable diseases. Besides Yoga helps to keep mind peaceful".
Garhwa SDM, Sanjay Kumar said, "Yoga is not limited to only 'aasans' but it is a lifestyle. Yoga is a science, people from all over the world are attracted towards Yoga, they are performing Yoga for physical health, mental peace and for maintaining spiritual balance".
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