Erode(TN): A helicopter carrying Sri Sri Ravi Shankar -- the founder of The Art of Living -- made an emergency landing on Wednesday. The landing was made in a tribal village called Ukiniyam located in the premises of the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Erode district of Tamil Nadu. It was because of the bad weather that the helicopter had to be landed under an emergency.
Other than Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, there were three others on the chopper when it made the emergency landing due to inclement weather, police said. The private chopper landed at the playground of Okkiyam government school, near Kadambur in the district this morning, due to foggy conditions. All passengers have been reported safe. The helicopter took off after 50 minutes once the weather cleared.
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As Ravishankar alighted the helicopter, a group of villagers approached him and sought his blessings. A team of police and fire and rescue services personnel also reached the spot. After interacting with the locals for an hour, Ravi Shankar left for Kangeyam in Tirupur district at 11.15 am, they said.
The spiritual leader was traveling from Bengaluru to Kangeyam to attend a programme.
Ravi Shankar -- often referred to as Sri Sri, Guru ji, or Gurudev -- is an Indian yoga guru and a spiritual leader. He founded the Art of Living foundation, a benchmark organization in India in the field of transcendental meditation. He has also been awarded India's Second Highest Civilian Award, Padma Vibhushan in January 2016
