 "Ayodhya Deepotsav sets two world records: 26.17 lakh diyas lit, 2,128 people perform aarti")
Ayodhya’s Deepotsav celebrations this year saw two new world records, the Uttar Pradesh government said on Sunday. A total of 26.17 lakh diyas were lit in one location, while 2,128 people performed ‘aarti’ together during the festivities.
Officials from the Guinness Book of World Records verified the count of the diyas using drones, the government added.
UP Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh and Principal Secretary Amrit Abhijat presented the Guinness certificate to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a formal ceremony.
The first Guinness award was given for the largest display of oil lamps (26,17,215) achieved jointly by the UP Department of Tourism, the Ayodhya administration, and the Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University.
Another award was given for the most number of people performing ‘aarti’ simultaneously. The tourism department, the district administration and the Saryu Aarti Samiti in Ayodhya jointly achieven this feat, the statement said.
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