Mangaluru, 21 June

Mangaluru celebrated International Yoga Day with a distinctive aquatic twist—through Jala yoga, or water yoga.

Held at the Mangaluru City Corporation Swimming Pool, the event saw around 40 members of an amateur swimmers’ group perform yoga postures such as Padmasana and Shavasana while floating in 16-feet-deep water.

The organisers of the event highlighted how water yoga—a blend of traditional yoga postures, breathing techniques, and meditation practiced in water—can enhance both physical fitness and mental relaxation.

Adding a creative note to the celebrations, retired Dean of the Mangalore University of Fisheries, SM Shivaprakash, wrote a postcard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi while swimming.