Two new Guinness World Records were set during this year’s Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya, as 26.17 lakh diyas were lit across the temple town and 2,128 people performed ‘aarti’ together, the Uttar Pradesh government said.

Representatives from the Guinness Book of World Records made the announcement after verifying the diya count using drones, according to a government statement.

UP Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh and Principal Secretary Amrit Abhijat presented the Guinness World Records certificates to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The first Guinness award was conferred for the largest display of oil lamps (26,17,215), a record achieved jointly by the Uttar Pradesh Department of Tourism, the Ayodhya administration, and the Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University.

Another Gui

See Full Page