Over 300 differently-abled people performed yoga at an event held here today to mark the International Yoga Day.
Over 850 women performed 'aqua yoga' (yoga performed in water) at four swimming pools operated by Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC).
The civic body had made arrangements for the people to perform yoga asanas at various places in the city.
Gujarat minister Jayesh Radadiya, RMC officials including Commissioner B N Pani, Mayor Beenaben Acharya performed yoga asanas at the event held at Race Course ground, an official release said.
"Over 300 specially-abled, hearing and speech-impaired people performed various asanas at Race Course ground," it said.
"Nearly 850 women performed 'aqua yoga' at four different swimming pools being run by the civic body. The participants had been given 15 days training for that," it said.
Employees of Saurashtra University (SU) and Western Railway (Rajkot division) also celebrated the day by organising similar events.
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