Organised by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal Tourism Board and Lumbini Development Trust along with the Patanjali Yog Peeth, the event was led by Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Shrivastava accompanied by Nepali Tourism Minister Sudan Kirati.

Kathmandu, Jun 20: Scores of yoga enthusiasts and followers gathered at Lumbini Square in Nepal and performed various “asanas” ahead of the International Day of Yoga. It is the first time that such a large-scale Yoga event has been organised in Lumbini, the Birthplace of Bhagwan Gautam Buddha also regarded as the “Light of Asia.”
Organised by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal Tourism Board and Lumbini Development Trust along with the Patanjali Yog Peeth, the event was led by Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Shrivastava accompanied by Nepali Tourism Minister Sudan Kirati. Alongside, the Chief Minister of Lumbini Province as well as the Chief of Lumbini Development Trust also participated and performed various Yoga postures.