Bhilai celebrates Swami Vivekananda's birthday with mass Yoga session
Happy with the development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted pictures from the event, while congratulating the participants.
"Bhilai in Chhattisgarh marked the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda in a very special way. Over a lakh people practised Yoga," PM Modi's tweet read.
"Am told that the programme in Chhattisgarh, which was also joined by CM @drramansingh & @yogrishiramdev, was a record-breaking one," a subsequent tweet read.
"Several enthusiastic youngsters joined the programme in Bhilai. I congratulate all the participants for this unique celebration," he tweeted.
Swami Vivekananda's birthday is also celebrated as National Youth Day.
Image: Narendra Modi Twitter page
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