Yoga practitioners and lovers carry out asanas throughout a gaggle yoga session held on the event of Worldwide Yoga Day on the palace grounds in Mysuru on June 21, 2026. Photograph credit score: MA Sriram
The huge grounds of Mysore Palace got here alive with a spirit of well being and self-discipline on Sunday as hundreds of yoga practitioners and lovers gathered to mark the twelfth Worldwide Day of Yoga. Members of all ages carried out yoga asanas in unison, making a spectacular backdrop of town’s most iconic landmarks.
Held beneath this yr’s theme ‘Yoga for Wholesome Getting old’, this spectacular yoga session showcased Mysore’s enduring legacy as a world hub for contemporary yoga and attracted participation from individuals of all age teams.
Opening the celebration, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar mentioned that most of the yoga practices which can be widespread world wide immediately hint their roots to Mysuru, which performed a vital function in bringing India’s historical yogic custom to fashionable occasions.
“Yoga is among the six classical faculties of Indian philosophy. Yoga isn’t just a system of bodily train, however a lifestyle that teaches individuals stay a balanced and fulfilling life,” he mentioned.
Recalling the historic hyperlink between town of Mysore and fashionable yoga, Wadiyar mentioned that the erstwhile ruler of Mysore, Narwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, invited famend yoga guru T. Krishnamacharya to Mysore after assembly him at Banaras Hindu College. Krishnamacharya then started instructing yoga at Jaganmohan Palace and Sanskrit faculties within the metropolis, laying the inspiration for what would develop into the worldwide yoga motion.
The lawmaker mentioned internationally acknowledged practices reminiscent of Surya Namaskar and a number of other yoga asanas, that are broadly practiced immediately, developed by means of Krishnamacharya’s teachings in Mysuru and helped town set up itself as a globally acknowledged heart of recent yoga.
Wadiyar additionally praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to make sure worldwide recognition of yoga and mentioned it was a matter of satisfaction that international locations the world over are actually celebrating Worldwide Yoga Day.
Krishnaraja MLA TS Srivatsa mentioned this yr the Yoga Day program was held at round 180 areas throughout Mysore. Greater than 1,200 yoga instructors led this system and after months of preparation by the Mysuru Yoga Federation, greater than 100,000 individuals participated in yoga demonstrations throughout town.
He mentioned the enthusiastic participation of youngsters with particular talents was one of many highlights of the celebration.
District AYUSH officer Dr Renuka Devi mentioned yoga isn’t just a bodily exercise however a self-discipline that integrates the thoughts, physique and spirit. Referring to this yr’s theme, she mentioned common yoga observe will help individuals keep wholesome even into outdated age.
The occasion was collectively organized by the Authorities of India, Authorities of Karnataka, District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, AYUSH Division, Mysore Palace Committee, Youth Empowerment and Sports activities Division, Faculty Schooling Division, Mysore Yoga Federation and numerous yoga organizations.
