NEWS

National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur celebrates National Ayurveda Day 2021

DETAILS

• Dhanvantari Jayanti was preferred for celebration of Ayurveda Day
• Celebrated since 2016
• Theme of National Ayurveda Day 2021: ‘Ayurveda for Poshan’

WHO IS DHANVANTARI

• “Dhanus” denotes the science of surgeries and is only indicative. Thus, Dhanvantari is someone who has seen the end of it.
• Believe is the incarnation of Vishnu, who had come with that pot of nectar in his hand in the desert of worldly existence.
• Taught Ayurveda to Sushruta