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Britain’s King Charles made a three-day private visit to Bengaluru
This is his first visit to the city after his coronation as the King of the United Kingdom on May 6 last year, he said, accompanied by Queen Camilla.
Bengaluru: Britain’s King Charles made a private visit to Bengaluru where he stayed at a sprawling integrated medical facility here, sources said on Wednesday.
He was accompanied by Queen Camilla.
The holistic health centre, where the couple stayed during their three-day visit, is famous for rejuvenation treatments, which include yoga and meditation sessions and therapies, an official said.
“The couple who have stayed at the medical facility on several occasions earlier, have taken various health treatments, including Ayurveda and naturopathy. Their morning routine included yoga sessions.
“They were on a special diet as part of various health treatments here. They took rejuvenation treatments, which also included meditation and therapies,” the official said. “They also enjoyed long walks in the 30-acre campus and visited the organic farm,” he said.
“They stayed at the facility for three days and left the city this morning,” he added. This is not the King’s first visit to the international holistic centre ‘Saukya’ at Samathanahalli near Whitefield. He celebrated his 71st birthday here in 2019. It is run by Dr Isaac Matthai, who is one of the few persons invited from India to attend his coronation as the King of Britain. Charles has been a vocal supporter of Ayurveda over the years. He joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his UK visit at the Science Museum in London in April 2018 for the launch of a new Ayurvedic Centre of Excellence aimed at creating a first-of-its-kind global network for evidence-based research on yoga and Ayurveda.
