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Yoga Day rehearsal in full swing: Thousands converge at Rajpath
Yoga Day Rehearsal In Full Swing: Thousands Converge At Rajpath. Thousands of participants on Friday descended on Rajpath to perform various \'asanas\' during a rehearsal for the International Yoga Day on Sunday.
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New Delhi: Thousands of participants on Friday descended on Rajpath to perform various 'asanas' during a rehearsal for the International Yoga Day on Sunday. Officials of AYUSH Ministry which is the coordinating ministry for the event said that around 12,000 participants, comprising students from various schools, NCC cadets and others performed yoga asanas as per the common yoga protocol.
5000 central forces' troops would also join the event at Rajpath. The rehearsal started at 7 am and concluded at 7:33 am which was also the schedule for the June 21 event. 23 giant LED screens had been put up at the Rajpath for the participants to see the asanas.
"The Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik and various senior officials of the Ministry were also present on the occasion and they also reviewed the preparedness during the rehearsals," a senior AYUSH Ministry official said.
Offices in South and North Blocks, and in neighbouring areas will be closed early on Saturday to make arrangements for international Yoga day celebrations at Rajpath here on Sunday.
In connection with the arrangements, offices in 47 government buildings situated in and round Rajpath would be closed by 1 pm on Saturday and remain closed till the function is over on June 21, 2015 (Sunday), an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training said. With PM Narendra Modi leading the International Yoga Day event in Delhi, several of his cabinet colleagues will be in various states on Sunday to spread awareness about the traditional science.
While External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will lead the mega event at the United Nations headquarters, Home Minister Rajnath Singh will participate at a yoga event in Lucknow.
Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu will travel to Chennai where 30,000 people are expected to participate while Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma will visit his constituency in Noida to take part in the event.
Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda will be in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerela to participate in a mega event, while Health Minister J P Nadda will take part in a yoga event scheduled to be held at Sanjeevaiah Park in Hyderabad.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will leave Delhi early in the morning for Meerut where he will take part in a yoga event, while Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi will participate in an event in her constituency Pilibhit.
Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram will visit Jeypore in Odisha on June 21 where he will perform yoga as well as address the gathering.
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajvardhan Rathore will be in Delhi. HRD Minister Smriti Irani will be in Shimla.
