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Bengaluru Yoga Day: Events at the Chamarajpet Idgah Maidan cancelled; see list of other events in the city

On the second day of his visit to Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the yoga event in Mysuru, a centre for yoga training. Similar Yoga Day events were organised at 75 heritage sites across India. While many parts of Urban and Rural Bengaluru rejoiced in the Yoga Day spirit the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) denied permission for Yoga Day events at the Chamarajpet Idgah Maidan.

TN City Desk

Updated Jun 21, 2022, 12:15 IST

Yoga Day in Bengaluru

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Bengaluru: The 8th International Yoga Day (IYD) celebrations in Karnataka kicked off with Prime Minister Narendra Modi participating in a lead yoga event in Mysuru, a centre for yoga training that hosts people from across the world.

While many parts of urban and rural Bengaluru rejoiced in the Yoga Day spirit, the Yoga Day events at the Chamarajpet Idgah Maidan were cancelled, as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) permissions fell through.

A representation to the BBMP Joint Commissioner, SM Srinivasa, was submitted by Vanda Mataram Seva Samajam, Vishwa Sanathana Parishat, Srirama Sene and other Hindu outfits. This representation seeks permission to organise events on Yoga Day, Independence Day, Ganesha Utsav, but due to some ambiguity in the BBMP legal department, the permission for today’s event was denied.

The BBMP is claiming the land as its property while the Wakf Board also has submitted documents claiming the property as theirs. BBMP seeked two weeks’ time to verify it, and hence the permission was denied. Last week, the civic body ordered a status quo following the controversy.

Meanwhile, in Bengaluru Urban, events are being held at Palace Grounds, Freedom Park, Lalbagh and Hesaraghatta. In Bengaluru Rural, they will be hosted at Kote and Ghati Subramanya temples. In Davanagere, yoga will be performed at Pushkarani of Sri Harihareshwara Temple.

The other major locations are Hampi Virupaksheshwara Temple, Lotus Mahal in Vijayanagar district, Kempegowda Fort and Ramadevarabetta in Ramanagara district, Chitradurga fort, Sulthan Batheri, Saavira Kambada Basadi in Dakshina Kannada district, Srikshetra Kaiwaara in Chikkaballapura district, Anantharaganga Betta in Kolar district.

List of events held in the state during the day:

High Court of Karnataka and Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, in Association with Advocate’s Association, organised ‘Yoga for Humanity’. It was inaugurated by Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka, in the court premises at 6.45 a.m.

In Bengaluru, the Central Reserve Police had organised Yoga Day with Tejaswi Surya, Member of Parliament, and Rajesh Khurana, Inspector General of Police, Karnataka and Kerala CRPF, Bengaluru, at Lalbagh at 7 a.m.

Bangalore University had organised a Yoga Day event at its Jnanabharathi campus. It was inaugurated by Bangalore University Vice Chancellor, Dr Cynthia Menezes.

Karnataka Legislative Assembly organised a special lecture at 12 noon. The programme will be inaugurated by Legislative Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, and will be held at the conference Hall, Vidhana Soudha.

Some upcoming events later in the day:

National Gallery of Modern Art, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, is presenting a programme titled ‘Navagraha’ as part of Yoga Day celebrations in which Yamini Muthanna, along with senior dancers and yoga practitioners, will participate at 6 pm.

The Bangalore Gayana Samaj has organised a Yuva Sangeethotsava programme today which will feature Bangalore M. Nishanth presenting a vocal recital. He will be accompanied by Sindhu Putturaya on violin, Rakshith Sharma K.R. on mridangam and Pravan Datta on morsing. The music concert will be held at Gayana Samaj premises on K.R. Road between 6 pm. and 8 pm.

Similar events have also been organised at 75 heritage sites across 30 districts. With ‘Yoga for Humanity’ as the theme, this year’s event lays stress on inclusivity.

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