The grand Deepostav celebrations in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya saw over 25 lakh earthen lamps being lit together in an initiative aimed at creating a Guinness record.

Eighth Deepotsav in Ayodhya with Ram Temple consecration celebration, cultural performances, and record-breaking diya lighting.

The Guinness World Record was created for the most number of people performing 'diya' rotation simultaneously and the largest display of oil lamps.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya. He also performed aarti on the banks of Saryu River in Ayodhya.

Ayodhya hosted its first Diwali this Wednesday since the consecration of the Ram Temple in January. The government aims to break last year's Guinness World Record by lighting 25 lakh diyas along the banks of the Saryu River. A team of 30, led by Guinness World Records consultant Nischal Barot, has already begun counting the diyas using drones across 55 ghats.

Ayodhya: Over the last few years, the temple town of Ayodhya looks to surpass its own record of lighting diyas, or earthen lamps, along the banks of Saryu river. The number was 22 lakh in 2023. This time, the number of diyas that have lit up Ayodhya crossed 23 lakh on Wednesday, the eve of Diwali. […]

The government aims to better its last year's Guinness World Record by lighting 25 lakh diyas on the banks of Saryu river.

AYODHYA, Oct 30: Two Guinness World Records — most people performing aarti simultaneously and the largest display of oil lamps — were set at the eighth

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Yogi Adityanath in the presence of Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat also launched the tourism app and released the book written by Ayodhya Mayor.