International Yoga Festival begins in Rishikesh

The 29th edition of the InternationaI Yoga Festival inaugurated by the Uttarakhand Governor K K Paul at Rishikesh today.

The week-long event was jointly organised by the AYUSH Ministry, Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam and the Parmarth Niketan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the Yoga festival via video link tomorrow.

Reportedly, saints and experts from more than 20 countries will participate at the festival.

There will be separate classes on meditation, mudras, Sanskrit chanting, reiki, Indian philosophy and much more. Yogas like Ashtanga Yoga, Raja Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga and many more will be held during the week.