AYODHYA: With 22.23 lakh diyas (earthen lamps) being lit up, the Deepotsav in Ayodhya set a new Guinness World record on Saturday. Previously Ujjain had the record with 18.8 lakh diyas on the occasion of Shivaratri this year.
The Deepotsav tradition in Ayodhya began with the formation of the Yogi Adityanath government in 2017.
Beginning with 51,000 diyas in 2017, the number went up to 4.10 lakh in 2019, over 6 lakh in 2020 and more than 9 lakh in 2021, setting a Guinness World Record.
In 2022, more than 17 lakh diyas were lit across ghats of Ram ki Pairi, but the Guinness Book of World Records only took those diyas into consideration which remained lit for five minutes or more and the record was 15.76 lakh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief guest at the last Deepotsav in October.
This year's event will be special as the construction work of Ram temple is in full swing in Ayodhya.
(With agency inputs)
