WATCH: PM Modi shares animated video demonstrating Tadasana in the build-up to the International Yoga Day, says 'it enables you to practice many other Asanas with ease'

In run-up to fifth International Yoga Day on June 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared a video of his animated version doing tasana. He took to Twitter on June 5 and urged people to make yoga an integral part of ir lives. 

In 3D animation video, Prime Minister's animated version can be seen doing Tasana or palm-tree pose. He n explains benefits of asana citing a list of problems like heart disease, vertigo, etc. video ends with sentence, " Yoga for global peace harmony and wellness."

In his Twitter post, PM Modi wrote: "Doing Tasana properly would enable you to practice many or Asanas with ease."

June 21 was designated World Yoga Day on PM Modi's suggestion in his speech at UN General Assembly in 2014, months after he was first elected to office.Since n, government marks day in a big way with thousands participating in mass Yoga events across country.

Yoga videos depicting PM Modi's animated version guiding viewers on various asanas debuted online last year.

On June 5, Prime Minister wrote, "On June 21, we will mark Yoga Day 2019. I urge you all to make yoga an integral part of your life and also inspire ors to do same. benefits of Yoga are tremendous."

In run-up to Yoga day last year, Prime Minister posted a video of his morning exercise and yoga on June 13, 2018 from his official residence 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi. video on twitter was posted following his acceptance to Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli’s popular ‘Fitness Challenge’.  fitness challenge was brainchild of n Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who on May 22 h initiated a social media campaign to encour Indians to exercise more. Rathore tagged a few celebrities, including Kohli, to take up his challenge, uplo a video as proof, and pay it forward by minating ors for task.

WATCH: Ahe of Yoga Day 2019, PM Modi shares animated video demonstrating 'Trikonasana', urges citizens to make it an integral part of ir lives

Here is PM Modi's video from 2018:

In 2015, India created two world records on International Yoga Day when PM Modi led participants at Rajpath in Delhi and recorded largest yoga class with 35,985 people. He also participated in a Yoga session in Argentina at last year's G20.