Mysuru gears up for International Yoga Day with 1.2 lakh participant target

Mysuru: Known as the state’s yoga hub, Mysuru is gearing up to celebrate the 12th International Day of Yoga on June 21. On Sunday morning, yoga organisations, teachers, and practitioners came together to observe Sankalp Divas. During the meeting, participants decided to work collectively to increase public participation by encouraging yoga practice across the city.

This year’s theme is ‘Yoga for Wellness, Wisdom, and World Peace’. It was also decided to observe Maha Sankalp Divas on May 31 in front of the Mysore Palace, where the protocol yoga will be performed en masse.

Organisations and yoga instructors have been urged to reach out to more people and institutions in the run-up to IDY 2026. The city plans to host yoga sessions at 120 venues, with trainers encouraged to begin protocol yoga sessions for their students.

Mysuru Yoga Federation president Srihari Dwarkanath said the main event will be held in front of the palace on June 21. “Our target is to have 1.2 lakh people perform yoga across 120 venues in the city,” he said.

Representatives from Yoga Federation of Mysore, Mysore Yoga Okkuta, Shri Pathanjali Yoga Shikshana Samiti (SPYSS), GSS Yoga, Yoga Sports Foundation, and Bharat Swabhiman Trust participated in the event. BP Murthy, working president of Mysore Yoga Okkuta, KG Devaraj, president of the Okkuta, and others were present.