International delegates from 19 countries, which included Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Myanmar, Mexico, China, Greece, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Germany, Kazakistan, Hungary, Ukraine, and Netherlands, came on a Yoga Tour to Parmarth Niketan Ashram (Rishikesh). They practiced Yoga Asana in the morning with Sadhvi Abha Saraswatiji and Yogacharya Dr. Indu Sharmaji.
They also were blessed to participated in divine Ganga Aarti and Satsang (Question & Answer session) with Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati.
The tour was organized by the Hospitality Department of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and included nine days of travel to learn, practice and imbibe in Yoga, in its birthplace. The participants had started their journey with participation in the International Yoga Day in Chandigarh and Delhi. From Rishikesh they plan to travel down to South India to Trivendrum, Cochin and many other cities, learning not only Yoga but more about the spiritual-cultural heritage which it originates from.
