SWAMI GITANANDA BEST YOUTH & CHILD AWARDS-2005

November 10, 2005

PRESS RELEASE

PONDICHERRY YOGASANA ASSOCIATION® is organizing the SWAMI GITANANDA BEST YOUTH and BEST CHILD AWARDS 2005 in December 2005 and January 2006 at YOGANJALI NATYALAYAM, 25, 2nd Cross, Iyyanar Nagar, Pondicherry 13. Tel 2241561

This is the Sixth year that this competition is being conducted in Pondicherry. Mr. G Dayanidy of Tagore Arts College won the Best Youth Award last year. Miss Nivedha Kannan and Miss V Roshini of Cluny received the Best Child Awards for the above 10 below 10 categories respectively).

Youth in the age group 14 to 23 years are eligible to participate in the Best Youth Award competition that will consist of Team Yogasanas, Team Yoga Quiz and Team Yoga Dumb Charade competitions in addition to the individual based Yoga Creative Writing, Artistic Yoga Novelty, Yoga Designing and Yoga Debate competitions. The competitor who wins maximum points overall will receive the SWAMI GITANANDA BEST YOUTH AWARD 2005.

Children below 14 years are eligible to participate in the Best Child Award competition that will consist of a Team Yogasana Competition, Yoga Quiz and Yoga Dumb Charade Team competitions in addition to the individual based Yoga Elocution, Yoga Fancy Dress, Yoga Novelty and Yoga Art competitions. The competitor who wins maximum points overall will receive the SWAMI GITANANDA BEST CHILD AWARD 2005. (There will be separate awards for the above 10 and below ten categories).

Prizes will be distributed to winners in January 2006 at a special function with prominent dignitaries. All participants will be given participation certificates and mementos from the PYA. Winners will receive honour certificates and prizes.

Last date for receipt of filled up application is 13th December ‘05.

I request you to kindly publicize this unique competition amongst the public through your esteemed publications.

Please feel free to contact the undersigned at ananda or 2622902, 2241561, or 98423 11433 for further details.

Yours in Yoga,

Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani

Hon General Secretary Pondicherry Yogasana Association

RULES

· LAST DATE for receipt of filled up applications is 13th December 2005.

· Age must be between 14 and 23 years for Best Youth and must be below 14 years for Best Child.

· Age will be calculated as on January 1st 2006. Competitors must furnish proper proof of age at the time of submitting filled up application form.

· Entry fee is Rs 50 per individual event for current members of the Pondicherry Yogasana Association and Rs 75 per individual event for non-PYA members.

· Entry fee for participation in all three team events together is Rs 100 per competitor for current members of the Pondicherry Yogasana Association and Rs 150 per competitor for non-PYA

members. (Competitors must participate in all team events and will be in the same team for all events).

· Competitors may compete in as many events as they wish but must mention the same in the application form submitted before 13th

December 2005

· No spot joining in events will be allowed under any circumstances

· Medium of exposition will be English and Tamil.

· In event of a tie, the winner will be decided by the number of higher placements in all the events and if there is still a tie then the draw of lots will decide the winner.

· There will be ONLY THREE PRIZES in all events and in event of a tie, the winner will be decided by draw of lots.

· The POINTS awarded to the competitors for the Swami Gitananda Best Youth and Child Award will be as follows;

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS:

1st place - 100 points 2nd place - 75 points 3rd place - 50 points

4th place - 40 points 5th place - 30 points 6th place - 20 points

TEAM EVENTS:

1st place - 60 points 2nd place - 50 points 3rd place - 40 points

4th place - 30 points 5th place - 20 points 6th place - 10 points

· If a competitor is absent at the time of their event, they will be considered as having given walkover.

· The Yoga Quiz, Dumb Charades and Team Yogasana Competition will be between teams of five members

(preferably from the same institution).

· Teams must be submitted before 13th December 2005.