KATHMANDU: Embassy of India, Kathmandu has organized a Yoga Event at Namche Bazaar. Namche Bazaar is known as the gateway of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.

Ambassador of India to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri and Embassy officers Members, people from various women and youth groups of Solukhumbu district, Nepal including Khumjung and Khunde Drinking Water Management Committee, Khumjung and Khunde Women and Youth Groups, officers of Sagarmatha National Park, employees of Everest View Hotel and a large number of local people participated in the event.

Many foreign tourists and mountaineers and researchers also joined the Yoga Day celebration. The main objective of the program was to highlight the importance of yoga in daily life and to bring peace and harmony across the continents, nations and people.