Lata Mangeshkar pays respect to Swami Vivekananda on his 158th birth anniversary

January 12 marks Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary. This day is also celebrated as National Youth Day in India, since 1984 as a tribute to the famous philosopher. As wishes have been pouring in on Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary, veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar took to her Twitter handle and paid her respect to Swami Vivekananda. Take a look at Lata Mangeshkar's Twitter post. 

Lata Mangeshkar's Twitter post on Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary

Namaskar. Bharat varsh ke siddh yogi Swami Vivekanand ji ki aaj jayanti hai.Main unko aur unke guru Ramakrishna Paramahamsa ji ko koti koti pranam karti hun. pic.twitter.com/0rKmslKdtC

— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata)

In the above Twitter embedded, Lata Mangeshkar shared four images featuring Swami Vivekananda and his teacher Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. The first three pictures are classic throwback pictures of Swami Vivekananda, while in the last slot, you can spot Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Sharing the historical images on social media, Lata Mangeshkar also tweeted a tributary note dedicated to Swami Vivekananda and his Guru.

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She wrote, "Bharat varsh ke siddh yogi Swami Vivekanand ji ki aaj jayanti hai." (Today is the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the sage yogi of India). She further added, "Main unko aur unke guru Ramakrishna Paramahamsa ji ko koti koti pranam karti hun." (I bow to him and his Guru Ramakrishna Paramhans ji). Take a look at Lata Mangeshkar's tweet dedicated to Swami Vivekanand's birth anniversary. 

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Fans' reactions

Several followers of Lata Mangeshkar retweeted the veteran's post. They also commented on the Twitter post with facts and wishes. One of the Twitter users wrote, "युवाओं के पथ प्रदर्शक, महान विचारक व दार्शनिक, भारत की सांस्कृतिक अवधारणा का सारे विश्व में डंका बजाने वाले योगी स्वामी विवेकानंद जी की जयन्ती पर कोटिश: प्रणाम्" (Guide on the birth anniversary of Yogi Swami Vivekananda ji, who is a pioneer of youth, a great thinker and philosopher, who stole the cultural concept of India all over the world). Another added, "युगपुरुष स्वामी विवेकानंद जी की जयंती एवं राष्ट्रीय युवा दिवस की आपको और देशवासियों को बहुत बहुत शुभकामनाएं।" (Best wishes to you and countrymen on the birth anniversary of Yugpurushu Swami Vivekananda and National Youth Day). Take a look at some more Twitter reactions below. 

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