Ramdev to attend an International Yoga Day event in Nanded Tomorrow
Mumbai: On Wednesday, Ramdev Baba will be attending an International Yoga Day event in Maharashtra's Nanded on June 21, which will take place in the presence of Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis.
While talking to the media, Ramdev Baba said, "PM Modi is the first prime minister who performs yoga among people, and now all central ministers, chief ministers, MPs and MLAs of the BJP have added yoga in their routine."
Maharashtra School Education Minister, Ashish Shelar, who accompanied Ramdev during the press meet, said the state government would organise Yoga Day events in 322 tehsils.
Why is June 21 chosen to celebrating International Yoga Day?
Prime Minister in his UN General Assembly in 2014 had said, "The date is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and has special significance in many parts of the world."
21 June is the day of the Summer Solstice when the tilt of a planet's axis in the northern hemisphere is most inclined towards the sun. Hence, it is the longest day of the year with the sun rising early and setting late for the Northern Hemisphere.
The summer solstice is also considered important in Indian mythology as it marks an event that is considered as the origin of Yogic Science.
The first International Yoga Day celebrations were held at Rajpath, New Delhi where Modi, along with other dignitaries had created two Guinness World Records by performing around 21 yoga asanas. The first record was set for housing 35,985 people and being the world’s largest yoga class. The second one was for having, 84 foreigners, which is the most number of nationalities participating, in a single yoga session.
