Lumbini, June 20 -- The Indian Embassy in Nepal, in coordination with the Lumbini Development Trust, BP Koirala India Nepal Foundation, organised a Yoga Day event, which was attended by senior officials and hundreds of yoga enthusiasts on Saturday.

"Lumbini is the birthplace of Buddha, such an important place and holding International Day of Yoga gives visibility to both the event and this place, which is of great significance to the world," Narayan Singh, First Secretary, Admin and D&PR wing of the Indian Embassy in Nepal, told ANI.

This year marks the 12th International Day of Yoga, with the theme "Yoga for Healthy Ageing."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014, first floated the idea of the In...