Kishan Reddy Leads Mega 24-Hour Countdown Yoga Event in Hyderabad
The event witnessed participation from several prominent personalities, yoga organisations, students and international delegates, reflecting the growing popularity of yoga both in India and abroad
Hyderabad: A day before the International Yoga Day, a massive '24-Hour Countdown Event' was organised in Hyderabad under the leadership of Union Minister G Kishan Reddy at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad on Saturday morning.
The event witnessed participation from several prominent personalities, yoga organisations, students and international delegates, reflecting the growing popularity of yoga both in India and abroad.
Kishan Reddy said the event was part of India's continued efforts to promote yoga globally since the observance of June 21 as the International Day of Yoga was initiated.
"The Central government initiated the celebration of June 21 as International Day of Yoga across the world. In Hyderabad, prominent people have been observing 24-hour countdown to June 21 for the past seven years. Even today, a fantastic program was organised in Parade Grounds here. Thousands of Yoga enthusiasts participated in this. Telangana Governor, former Vice President of India, former Governors, MPs and MLAs, actors, Yoga associations, students and 45 foreign delegates participated in the program today," Reddy said.
Actor Payal Radhakrishna, who attended the programme, expressed surprise at the turnout and highlighted yoga's growing global appeal."I did not expect such a big crowd at 6 am in the morning. The entire ground was filled. We all know the benefits of Yoga. We see a lot of foreign delegates here. When I travel, a lot of foreign travellers talk to me about Yoga. I think that in India, whatever treasure we have, we have not used completely. So, I urge everybody to push forward, support, promote and self practicse Yoga and make it a daily routine...", she said.
