PM Modi to Mark Yoga Day at Mysore Palace as Ministers Head to Sites of Historical, Cultural Import on June 21
When the world joins India in celebrating International Yoga Day on June 21, several Union ministers will head to ancient temples, monuments of cultural significance and other sites significant to their respective ministries to mark the occasion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will practise yoga asanas at the Mysore Palace, which is being prepped for the day under the supervision of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. An elaborate list is being prepared, meanwhile, of locations where the top Union ministers will perform yoga to commemorate the day.
According to sources, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be at the Trimbakeshwar Temple in Nasik, while Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will be in Madhya Pradesh’s Khajuraho.
Sources said Union Minister Giriraj Singh is expected to be in Haridwar at Har Ki Paudi, while Environment minister Bhupendra Yadav is likely to be in Ayodhya. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is scheduled to be in Fatehpur Sikri.