A rainy Yoga Day for PM Modi in Lucknow

PM Modi doing Yoga in Lucknow (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui)

Strong winds and a heavy drizzle couldn’t deter PM Narendra Modi and 51,000 other participants from celebrating the 3rd International Day of Yoga yesterday at the

Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan

in Lucknow. People from all walks of life, including specially abled children, defence personnel and others, had begun gathering at the venue since 1am the previous night, and braved the rain on Wednesday and performed yogasanas

51000 people gathered in the rain at the venue to do yoga with the PM (BCCL/Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui)

(L-R) UP CM Yogi Adityanath, PM Narendra Modi, Dep CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, Governor

Ram Naik

and Dep CM Dr Dinesh Sharma (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui)

Participants performing different asanas (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui)

Participants performing different asanas (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui)

People at the event (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui)