Andhra-Baba Ramdev link is getting further strengthened with Chandrababu Naidu becoming more spiritual and practitioner of inner engineering. The state government is planning to establish yoga and dhyan mandirs in all temple towns across the state such as Tirupati, Srisailam, Simhachalam, Annavaram, Vontimitta etc.
This is decision of the CM, according to officials, is influenced by Baba Ramdevji Maharaj. The yoga guru is the single largest Indian purchaser of Red Sanders from the state government spending nearly thousand crore. This is said to have brought Baba and Babu close for collaboration. He was specially invited to the Godavari Pushkaralu recently. Now, according to sources in the government, the state government is mulling over establishing a Yoga Gram on the lines of the one set up in Uttarakhand with the help of Baba Ramdevji Maharaj.
Rama Dev’s Yog Gram is set amidst the silent mountains in a span of about 100 acres by Patanjali Yogpeeth. It is a Gram but has all posh amenities that you could fancy and caters to the needs of everyone, to give ones sickened and wearied body and mind a total overhauling, in very presence of Ramdev. One can also have benefit of Ayurvedic Panchkarm, Yogic Satkarm & Naturopathy here, as well.
State is ready provide the land for the proposed Yoga Gram which in fact a combination of Naturopati institutes. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu told a meeting of officials that Baba Ramdev was willing to establish such yoga gram at Tirupati. The CM directed the Ayush department officials to ensure that the project was realized as early as possible. Conducting a review meeting with health officials recently, Naidu asked the Ayush department to take up promotion of Yoga on large scale in schools and colleges by engaging part-time teachers. He wanted officials to explore the possibilities of constructing yoga and dhyan mandirs in all temple-towns of the State in collaboration with temple authorities.
Naidu, who, off late became too spiritual, even organized inner engineering classes for state officials and municipal chairpersons in Hyderabad for three days in collaboration with Isha Foundation of Sadguru Vasudevji. Now, Naidu is planning to spread the culture of Yoga in the state.