Lucknow, June 22 -- : Soon after sunrise, the state capital was a picture of serenity as Lucknowites participated enthusiastically in International Yoga Day events on Saturday, performing yoga poses with mindfulness as various organisations, institutions and cultural groups conducted programmes to mark the occasion.

Lucknow University: Events held on main, second campuses

Over 1800 people participated in the Yoga Day celebrations on the Lucknow University main campus and about 700 individuals took part in the proceedings on the second campus. Actor Anil Rastogi and former hockey Olympian Sujit Kumar (both alumni of Lucknow University) were the chief guests. The yoga poses were performed after the broadcast of the prime minister's addres...