More than 10,000 people are expected to take part in the state-level Yoga event at Sardar Patel Stadium to mark the World Yoga Day 2018 on June 21. The state-level celebrations of Yoga Day have been organised jointly by the state government and Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth, an official release said. It said that celebrities from the field of sports, movies, and literature have been especially invited to take part in the celebrations. Officials said that plans are also afoot to involve maximum number of people in Yoga day celebrations across the state. In Ahmedabad, the district collectorate and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation would hold yoga camps in different wards, school-college campuses, gardens, and commercial complexes in the city. "More than 5 lakh people are expected to take part in the celebrations of World Yoga Day in Ahmedabad," said an official. The release also said that students of all schools and colleges will take part in the Yoga day celebrations in villages, towns and cities. It said that different voluntary organisations and religious organisations have also been roped in. When it was first celebrated in 2015, 1.09 crore people had taken part in Yoga Day events in the state. In 2016, the number was 1.04 crore, while it rose to 1.16 crore last year. "We are making all arrangements to ensure even greater participation of people in celebration of World Yoga Day," the release added. FITNESS FIRST State-level celebrations of Yoga Day have been organised jointly by the state government and Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Yogpeeth, an official release said.

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