Mysuru: More than 500 yoga enthusiasts of all ages and from across the State are taking part in the day-long State-level Yoga Competition, jointly organised by Datta Kriya Yoga International Centre and Mysore Yoga Okkuta as a prelude to International Day of Yoga, which began at Nadamantapa in the premises of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama on Ooty Road in city this morning.
Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji inaugurated the competition. Speaking on the occasion, the Swamiji stressed on the need for teaching yoga to children at an young age. Highlighting the benefits of yoga, he said that learning a variety of yogasanas will increase memory power in children besides enabling them to stay fit and healthy.
