Thousands to join International Yoga Day celebrations in southern US

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Thousands of people are expected to participate in more than 30 events across the southern US to mark the International Day of Yoga, organised by the Consulate General of India in Houston this weekend.

This year's events are focused on expanding outreach to cover underserved communities through Spanish-language yoga sessions and adaptive chair yoga for seniorse, according to organisers.

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The theme for this year's event is "Yoga for healthy ageing". "This year, we want to inspire participants of all ages-from young children to seniors-to embrace a proactive approach to lifelong health and well-being," Consul General DC Manjunath said.

"We have built a decentralised framework to bring yoga directly to everyone's neighbourhood," said Consul Prashant K Sona, Head of Chancery at the Houston Consulate.

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