Mysore, a yoga destination for foreigners

The Mysore city has turned into a centre for yoga activities attracting thousands of yoga students and tourists from abroad. Foreigners are interested in practicing yoga from Mysore based yoga centres.

They are arriving in batches to Mysore and Bangalore to learn yoga.

Mysore city alone had 1500 foreigners between September and March to learn yoga from reputed yoga teachers in more than 50 centres spread across the Mysore city. While a few tourists stay one to three months, others stay six months to learn yoga and also teach it in their home country.

Yoga teacher K Raghavendra R Pai said that yoga has gained popularity in recent years. He said that there are more than 100 yoga centres in Bangalore, but the majority come for various reasons, including availability of accommodation, low cost of living and roads free of congestion.

The erstwhile Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar had promoted yoga, he said.

The valedictory function of the Dasara yoga walk will be held on October 29 at 4 pm.

Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji will preside over the function. District in-charge Minister D T Jayakumar will release a souvenir. MLA M K Somashekar will preside.

He said that more than 5000 people will participate in the Yoga Walk marathon or Yogathan.