Under the Banner of Indian high Commission and the International Day of Yoga committee, Hindu council of Kenya, Kisumu branch, with the proud leadership of Mrs. Kalpnaben Karia, celebrated the 2nd International day of Yoga on June 19, in Kisumu.
These celebrations took place within two venues, the morning celebration kicked off at 7.30am at the Shree Sanatan Hindu Dharma Mandal hall, though being a Sunday, the participants arrived in good numbers and after the registration process the event started. There were 147 participants from the cross section of the Kisumu communities, we had both old and young who participated with all energy and zest and listened to the lectures with keen interest. The chief guest at this function was Mr. Charanjit Singh Hayer.
The second part of the celebrations took place at 2.00pm at the Power of Jesus church; this was after their morning service, there was a huge crowd of approximately 300 people, who were present for the Yoga presentation. Approximately 50 participated in the Yoga Asana. The chief Guest here was Bishop Washington Ngede
Mrs. Kalpnaben Karia being a very keen Yoga Instructor took the lead on the demonstrations and teachings of Yoga, The members of the Yoga Subcommittee put in a lot of effort to make this event a success, and which it was. We received Donations from the Hare Krishna Society in terms of meals after the celebration at both venues. Amratlal Megji Haria and Family donated the Yoga Mats and Utensils for serving of food at the Church venue. There were also other donations in various forms and The Hindu Council of Kenya – Kisumu, would like to highly appreciate them all for the valuable support and contributions made for making this a memorable event.