Kota (Rajasthan) [India], June 19 (NT): The International Yoga Day around the corners, Yoga guru Ramdev on Tuesday asserted that he wishes to set up world health, peace and harmony through Yoga.

International Yoga mentor Ramdev also underscored the benefits of fitness by saying that country can be on pinnacle if youth and people do extremely well in fitness.

"People who perform yoga will never be sad or depressed...they will not even think of committing suicide. With yoga- mind, body and soul will always be relaxed also youth and people will excel in fitness. For a stress free and disease free life yoga is important," Ramdev told media as quoted by ANI.

A Yoga camp has been held in Rajasthan's Kota city ahead of the 4th International Yoga Day. A large number of people thronged the camp and practiced yoga asanas.

Ramdev guided the Yoga session along with students and youth.

On a related note Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice attributed mostly to India and International Yoga Day is celebrated yearly on 21 June since its inception in 2015.

An international day for yoga was declared commonly by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UN address recommended the date of 21 June for the yoga day, as it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and shares unique importance in many parts of the earth. (NT)