The counting of diyas was completed utilizing drones. Pravin Patel, the adjudicator at Guinness World Records, who visited Ayodhya with Guinness Consultant (*25*) Bharot for verification, introduced the brand new information right here on Wednesday night.
Two Guinness World Records — most people performing ‘aarti’ concurrently and the biggest show of oil lamps — had been set on the eighth version of Deepotsav right here on Wednesday. The two information had been set on 55 ghats, together with Ram ki Paidi, on the banks of Saryu river within the holy metropolis with over 25 lakh earthen lamps (diyas) lit collectively and 1,121 ‘vedacharyas’ (lecturers of spiritual texts) performing ‘aarti’ concurrently.
The counting of diyas was completed utilizing drones. Pravin Patel, the adjudicator at Guinness World Records, who visited Ayodhya with Guinness Consultant (*25*) Bharot for verification, introduced the brand new information right here on Wednesday night. “With a total of 1,121, UP Tourism, District administration of Ayodhya and Saryu Aarti Samiti, you are the Guinness World Records title holder for most people performing diya rotations simultaneously. Congratulations!” Patel declared. On the second document, the Guinness adjudicator mentioned, “With a total of 25,12,585, which translates into just over 25 lakh, UP Tourism, Govt of UP, District Administration of Ayodhya, and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, you are the new Guinness World Records title holder for the largest display of oil lamps!” Patel mentioned he was “absolutely delighted” to confirm not one however two Guinness World Record titles — most people performing aarti concurrently and the biggest show of oil lamps. He mentioned that “most people performing diya rotations (aarti) simultaneously” is a model new document.
“This could not have been set up with just one diya so a minimum target of 250 was set,” he mentioned. For the biggest show of oil lamps, the earlier document was 22,23,676. This was achieved in the course of the Deepotsav in 2023. “While it is important that we have the numbers, it is also important that you follow the guidelines. You have met the guidelines for both records,” Patel famous. Deepotsav — a glowing spectacle marked by the lighting of diyas — is being organised in Ayodhya a day previous to Diwali since 2017 on the banks of the Saryu river that passes by means of the holy city revered because the birthplace of Lord Ram. According to the UP authorities, lecturers of Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University and its affiliated schools, lecturers and college students of inter schools, voluntary organisations, saints, native public representatives, native administration, tourism and tradition ministry and so forth. performed a giant function in creating the document.
The milestone was confirmed by a Guinness World Records consultant after drone calculations. Upon receiving the certificates, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath prolonged heartfelt congratulations to Ayodhya, the state, and the nation on “this unforgettable achievement”, it mentioned in an announcement. The scale of Deepotsav has grown over the years with 1.71 lakh diyas being lit in 2017, to three.01 lakh in 2018, 4.04 lakh in 2019, 6.06 lakh in 2020, 9.41 lakh in 2021, 15.76 lakh in 2022, and 22.23 lakh in 2023. “This year, over 25.12 lakh diyas were lit, symbolising the prosperity and growing pride of the state under the Yogi government,” it added.
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