Curtains down on Int’l Cultural Jamboree

The mangaluru mass yoga programme was a huge success among students during the international cultural jamboree on Alva's campus. 600 trainers from naturopathy and yogic sciences have been training nearly 48000 students of scouts and guides for half an hour every day since December 22. The students practiced various asanas in the standing series, sitting series, breathing exercises, pranayama, and meditation. A final mass yoga session was held for 40000 participants on Tuesday. Rev. Father Francis Xavier Gomes, administrator of Milagres Education Institutions and principal of Milagres College, addressed the gathering on the final day of the jamboree and said, "You are about to confront the society with a changed mentality because this jamboree has resulted in a metamorphosis in your thinking dealing and your relationships today. Let us make a resolution to be peace lovers to live and to let others live. This must be the tagline of your life." Maulana Haaji Abdul Azeez, president of the Samastha Sunni Yuvajana Sangha Dakshina Kannada and state general secretary of the Samshul Ulema Darussalam Academy, addressed the audience. He voiced his amazement at the magnitude of