UP govt to aim for 6th Guinness World Record by lighting 21 lakh diyas on Deepotsav

The Uttar Pradesh government will aim for the sixth Guinness World Record by lighting 21 lakh earthen lamps or diyas on Deepotsav today at 51 ghats of Ayodhya, including the Ram Ki Paidi. Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, both the Deputy Chief Ministers and several other State Cabinet Ministers will grace the event. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called this event “a rehearsal before the grand opening of the Ram temple in January.”

More than 25,000 volunteers of Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University, and its affiliated colleges have been roped in by the Ayodhya administration for this Deepotsav. To make the record easily, volunteers have placed 24 lakh diyas on the ghats under the supervision of ghat in-charges and coordinators. The diyas of all the ghats



are being counted by the Guinness Book of World Records team.

In the morning Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh will inaugurate 7 tableaux of the Tourism Department based on 7 kaands of Ramayana and 11 tableaux of the Information Department in the Shobha Yatra. The Governor and the Chief Minister will view the tableaux of the Shobha Yatra at Ram Katha Park.

 

A glimpse of India's folk culture will also be seen in the Deepotsav. About 2500 artists from 24 States will showcase their culture. The Chief Minister will also inaugurate a 3D holographic show, projection mapping and laser show based on Ramayana in the evening. On this occasion, Indian and international artists will also perform Ramlila.