Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Dec 12: A two-day event titled as ‘International Janmangal Convention’ started here today under the guidance of spiritual personalities in Yoga and fasting — Yog Rishi Swami Ramdev Ji and Jain saint Antermana Acharya Prasanna Sagar Ji.
On this occasion, the mass movement of ‘one fast every month’ for fasting on 7th of every month was started under the guidance of Swami Ramdev and Jain saint Acharya Prasanna Sagar.
Prominent among those who graced the event were Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla, several Union Ministers, MPs, Delhi Ministers and eminent scholars.
While speaking on the occasion, LS Speaker Om Birla said that fasting keeps the body and conscience healthy and he resolved to observe a fast every month.
Acharya Prasanna Sagar said that fasting awakens the spiritual energy and motive of fasting should be purification of soul and physical body.
Addressing the gathering, Yog Rishi Swami Ramdev Ji said that every faith, religion etc have a provision of fasting for purification.
Jain Saint Pyush Sagar said that fasting is the base of life.
Acharya Balkrishan, Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav and others also spoke on this occasion.
Renowned liver specialist, Dr. S.K Sareen threw light on the scientific aspects of fasting.
Chairman of India TV Rajat Sharma, Cabinet Minister at Delhi Government, Pravesh Sahib Singh Verma and others also spoke on the occasion.
Prominent among those who were present on the occasion were Chairman of Indian Education Board N.P Singh, Acharya Lokesh Muni, Mahant Balaknath Yogi, Baba Satyanarayan Morya, Director of Patanjali Research Institute, Dr. Anurag Varshney, Dr. Yashdev Shastri, Sadhvi Devpriya, Ritambra and others.
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