Karnataka - Mysore   

It's thanksgiving to the sun god

Staff Correspondent

On Ratha Sapthami, several people of Mysore do `surya namaskara'

PAYING OBEISANCE: Participants at the mass `surya namaskara' programme held in Mysore on Sunday. — PHOTO: M.A. Sriram

MYSORE: Scriptures have acknowledged the importance of "surya namaskara" and it has been a traditional practice in India. An important event in the Hindu almanac, Ratha Sapthami was celebrated here with "surya namaskaras" being performed by hundreds of people together.

The crack of dawn on Sunday witnessed yoga exponents and public joining hands to perform "surya namaskara" at the J.S.S. School Grounds at Metagalli. Paying obeisance to the sun god, each one of them performed 108 "surya namaskaras" on the auspicious day.

According of Usha N. Rao, coordinator of the event, which was organised by Sri Maruti Yoga Shikshana Kendra, Indians have been offering prayers and paying obeisance to sun for ages. It was due to the fact that sun provided the energy to earth.

The morning sunrays are believed to have medicinal value, and are a rejuvenating force. The scriptures have acknowledged the uses of "surya namaskara" in healing ailments, including asthama, diabetes, and skin problems.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

New routes in Himalayan ranges to be opened for trekking enthusiasts
22 cases of typhoid reported in Mysore
Dalit activists protest against Yediyurappa, burn effigy
Aircraft land at Mandakalli on Cross Country Safari
5th Century copper coin found at Banavasi
It's thanksgiving to the sun god
Former Minister threatens to launch agitation
In Mysore Today

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu