{"id":71289,"date":"2017-06-13T15:35:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T10:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org\/?p=71289"},"modified":"2017-06-13T15:35:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T10:05:14","slug":"delhi-gets-arty-yoga-day-times-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=71289","title":{"rendered":"Delhi gets arty for Yoga Day | Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those crossing Chanakyapuri these days, being stuck in traffic and looking out of their cars&#8217; window has become more pleasure than pain, thanks to the Delhi Street Art Group which is painting a meditation-themed wall in the area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/img\/59108976\/Master.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The wall in Chanakyapuri painted by the Delhi Street Art Group (BCCL\/ Ajay Kumar Gautam)<\/p>\n<p>After collaborating for the &#8216;yoga subway&#8217; in central Delhi a year ago, the NDMC and Delhi Street Art Group have again joined hands to paint Delhi&#8217;s walls ahead of International Yoga Day. This time, however, their main project is to beautify a temporary wall-like structure near the upcoming National Police Memorial in Chanakyapuri. This one aims to promote yoga.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/img\/59108978\/Master.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>(BCCL\/ Ajay Kumar Gautam)<\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s members tell us that since International Yoga Day is coming up, they decided to paint the wall with meditation as the theme. A member says, &#8220;The surroundings are quite peaceful and are suitable for the theme of meditation.&#8221; Yogesh Saini, founder of the group, tells us, &#8220;We are getting an amazing response in Chanakyapuri. During the rush hour, people stop to click photos of the mural. A number of commuters have asked us if this wall will stay here permanently. But it&#8217;s not a permanent wall, it will be shifted to some other place after two-three months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/img\/59108984\/Master.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>(BCCL\/ Ajay Kumar Gautam)<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing project is quite a hit with commuters, many of who stop by the road to click photos. DK Gujjar, a commuter who stopped to enquire about the mural, said, &#8220;These graffiti-coated walls are so soothing to look at. It is such a delight to see these colours and designs in this area. Besides, it also cuts the monotony.&#8221; Another commuter, Baani Sanwaria, said, &#8220;Such art projects near the roads add a feel to the area. Even though Chanakyapuri is not Lodhi Art District, but the wall art makes it look quite beautiful.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those crossing Chanakyapuri these days, being stuck in traffic and looking out of their cars&#8217; window has become more pleasure than pain, thanks to the Delhi Street Art Group which is painting a meditation-themed wall in the area. The wall in Chanakyapuri painted by the Delhi Street Art Group (BCCL\/ Ajay Kumar Gautam) After [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1159],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71289"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71289\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}