Ramdev said :“We follow Ram and Krishna who never smoked in their life then why should we? We must take a pledge to quit smoking,” he implored the sadhus who have congregated at Kumbh Mela.
The internationally acclaimed Yoga guru said :“We sadhus have left everything including our home, mother and father for a greater cause. Then why we cannot leave smoking”, he asked.
the saints from smoking the Yoga guru collected chillam and made them take a pledge to quit tobacco. He said he will deposit all the chillams for display at the museum he will build shortly.
Ramdev said “I have made youngsters quit tobacco and smoking, then why not Mahatamas,”.
According to reports, the 55-day long Kumbh Mela will come to an end on March 4.
It is the largest human congregation in the world, with over 130 million pilgrims expected to participate in the festival with the belief that taking a dip in the holy water of the Ganga River will pave the way for their salvation.
Prasanta Patnaik