Madame Tussauds New York unveiled a wax statue of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev in Delhi on Tuesday. The wax statue of Ramdev will be placed at the Wax Museum in Times Square, Manhattan.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev will be the first Indian saint, whose wax figure is going to be installed in Madame Tussauds. Before this, effigies of about 12 celebrities including Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan have been installed in this museum in London. Today i.e. on Tuesday, the wax statue of Baba Ramdev was unveiled.
The wax statue of Baba Ramdev will be seen in Vrikshasana pose at Madame Tussauds New York. This replica has reached Delhi for the ceremony and will be sent to New York after the ceremony. According to SK Tijarawala, central spokesperson of Patanjali Yogpeeth, this is a historic occasion for the global prestige of Indian culture Sanyasa and Sanatan Yoga tradition. Baba Ramdev is the first saint whose statue will be installed.
Madame Tussauds Museum is a world-famous museum of wax figures. This museum has effigies of big personalities from all over the world. Till now, effigies of 12 celebrities from India have been installed in this museum. Now Baba Ramdev will also join these celebrities.