AGARTALA, June 21 (TIWN/IANS): The International Yoga Day was celebrated across Left-ruled Tripura on Sunday with numerous events organised to mark the occasion with full enthusiam, including a colourful procession in the capital.

The day was observed jointly by the state's health and family welfare and sports and youth affairs department.

The main function was held in Agartala where thousands of schools students, NSS, NCC cadets, police personnel, voluntary organisations and people from all walks of life organised a colourful procession followed by performance of yoga asanas at the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan complex.

On the occasion, a seminar was also jointly organised by state's health and family welfare and sports and youth affairs department.

Participating in the seminar, Health and family welfare minister Badal Choudhury said: "To make people's mind tension free, healthy and responsible, performance of yoga asanas are very essential."

"The yog asanas also make people to do good works for the well-being of the citizens of the society," the minister added. 

State's sports and youth affairs minister Sahid Chowdhury, who also took part in the siminar, on the occasion urged people to do yoga asanas and inspire others for the purpose.