Baba Ramdev's Yoga Camp draws huge crowd at Rajpath

Naresh Sharma • June 20, 2016, 11:24:38 IST

As preparations for International Yoga Day are underway, Ramdev organizes Yoga camp at Rajpath on Sunday in New Delhi.

Ramdev shakes hands with Venkaiah Naidu at a massive yoga camp held at Rajpath in New Delhi on Sunday. Naresh Sharm/Firstpost

57 Union ministers will spread across the country on 21 June for the 2nd International Yoga Day programmes, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the ancient Indian physical exercise in Chandigarh. Naresh Sharm/Firstpost

21 June was declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2014. Over 190 countries, including 40 Islamic nations, supported the move to have a special day for yoga. Naresh Sharm/Firstpost

The series of programmes lined up for International Yoga Day this year include mass yoga events, workshops and seminar. Naresh Sharm/Firstpost

MP Manoj Tiwari, Union Minister Babul Supriyo and singer Kailash Kher share the stage with Ramdev at a yoga camp in Rajpath, New Delhi. Naresh Sharm/Firstpost

Arun Jaitley arrives at the Yoga camp held at Rajpath in New Delhi on Sunday, organised to mark the beginning of the International Yoga Day celebrations. Naresh Sharm/Firstpost