Yoga guru Ramdev has announced setting up of a Patanjali Yogpeeth branch at a cost of USD 4.5 million (Rs 193,725,000) to benefit thousands of yoga enthusiasts in North America.

The centre will be built on a 60-acre plot in Rosenberg in Texas and will provide Americans treatment by Haridwar-based Patanjali Yogpeeth through yoga and Ayurveda closer to home.

Amidst a thunderous applause, Ramdev, clad in his trademark saffron attire, announced this during a yoga camp attended by over 2,000 people.

The attendance at the George Brown Convention Center camp, which began at 6.00 a.m. on Wednesday, exceeded expectations and the organizers are hoping for a far greater turnout at the weekend.

The yoga guru last month held a novel yoga camp aboard luxury cruise liner Super Star Virgo with 950 people from over 15 countries.