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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads International Yoga Day celebrations in Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh,India Wednesday June 21,2017



Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a gathering of over 50,000 yoga enthisiasts at the Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan on Wednesday June 21,2017 on the third edition of International Yoga Day. 

UP governor Ram Naik and chief minister Yogi Adityanath and cabinet ministers were also be present at the event.
Addressing a gathering on the occasion, the Prime Minister said yoga’s immense popularity outside India is high and has connected the world with India. “I am glad to see several yoga institutes take shape over the last three years. Demand for Yoga teachers is increasing,” he said at the event.
Big screens relaying PM Modi’s speech from Lucknow to Allahabad’s Parade ground.

Thousands of people joined ministers and political leaders across the world to perform yoga. Mammoth gathering at the United Nations marked the exponential growth in their awareness of yoga, said India’s permanent representative at the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin.

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