Mysore/Mysuru: On the eve of International Yoga Day, GSS Yoga and Mysuru Yoga Balaga gave away Yoga Nakshatra Award to five Yoga enthusiasts at an event held at the Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city this morning. The Award was given away to H.G. Hirannaiah, G. Venkatesh, N. Ashadevi, S. Harish and Vinayaka Honnavar.

D. Srihari of GSS Yoga, social worker Dr. K. Raghuram Vajpayee, Mysuru District Journalists Association President C.K. Mahendra, Former Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Maddikere Gopal, President of Mysuru Yoga Association Dr. Ramesh Shetty, Vice- President Yoga Prakash and others were present.

At another event held at Pathrakarthara Bhavan this morning, a book ‘Yoga Manthana’ Part 1 and 2 written by Dr. P.N. Ganeshkumar was released. The event was organised by Mysuru District Yoga Sports Foundation and Vivekananda Yoga Teaching and Research Institute. The books were released by spiritual thinker Sucharita Mataji and Government Hi-tech Panchakarma Hospital’s Resident Medical Officer Dr. Shashirekha.

Secretary of Mysuru District Yoga Sports Foundation Bhaskar, Organising Secretary Geetha Kumar and Treasurer G. Surabhi were present.

On the occasion, an attractive Yoga performance was organised where international Yoga enthusiasts Saurabha, Ankitha, Vignesh, Vamshika, Sagari, Dhanushree, Mukta, Srijanrao, Varsha, Briti and Usha performed Yoga asanas.