Rain fails to put a dampener on Yoga Day in UP

Braving heavy early morning rains, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today participated in the second International Yoga Day programme here and said people were realising the importance of the exercise.

The showers in Lucknow and in several other districts, however, did not deter people from participating in a big way.

On the occassion, Singh, who also got partially drenched during the event at KD Singh Babu Stadium here, said that people were realising the importance of Yoga and are participating in the second iteration of International Yoga Day with great enthusiasm.

Reports from Varanasi, Kanpur, Meerut, Agra and Allahabad said people in lakhs took part in Yoga sessions.