Intl Yoga Day observed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 22 2018:
Bharat Swabhiman (Trust) and Patanjali Yog Samiti, Imphal West district in association with Mahila Patanjali Yog Samit, Yuva Bharat and Patanjali Kisan Seva Samit, Imphal West celebrated International Yoga Day at Wahengbam Leikai yesterday.
Around 400 Yoga lovers from different Yoga Centres of Patanjali Imphal West district participated in the event.
RK Jiten Singh, Corporator Ward no 7, Imphal Municipal Corporation, M Charan Singh, Zilla Prabhari, Bharat Swabhiman (Trust) Imphal West district and RK Tiken Singh, general secretary, Social Awareness Service Organisation (SASO) attended the Yoga event as dignitaries.
As part of International Day of Yoga, the organisation has awarded Yoga Teacher Award 2018 to three Yoga teacher namely Kh Mema Devi, L Haridas Singh and N Shantikumar Singh while Hiyangthang Patanjali Yoga Centre was also awarded for providing mass participants in the function.
The awards were donated by L Shivananda Sharma, H Nando Luwang, Ch Manitomba Singh and M Charan Singh.
A lecture explaining the benefits of Yoga was also delivered by experts during the function.