Dehradun, India – Tens Of Thousands Join Indian PM For World Yoga Day

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    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga on International Yoga Day in Dehradun in the northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India June 21, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer   Dehradun, India – Some 50,000 people gathered with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday in the Himalayan foothills to salute the power of yoga.

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    Modi, an ardent Hindu nationalist, traveled to the hill town of Dehradun for the fourth International Day of Yoga, and shortly after sunrise was doing yoga exercises with about 50,000 people.

    Yoga “is enriching millions of lives all over the world,” Modi said in a speech.

    He also urged Indians to take pride in their heritage.

    “The gems of India’s unique heritage, such as yoga, will be respected by the world at large only when we ourselves respect our culture and traditions,” he said.

    Tens of thousands more people joined in mass yoga exercises across the country, from staff at the New Delhi airport to middle-class urbanites and students at countless schools.
    Indian paramilitary soldiers perform yoga at a stadium during International Yoga Day in Ahmedabad, India, June 21, 2018. REUTERS/Amit Dave
    People perform yoga at India Gate on International Yoga Day in New Delhi, India, June 21, 2018. REUTERS/Saumya Khandelwal


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    AlbertEinstein
    AlbertEinstein
    5 years ago

    More avodah zara.

    Secular
    Secular
    5 years ago

    Half of Flatbush does Yoga !