National Desk, 11th November: During the Diwali eve celebration, the temple town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh will aim to break a Guinness World Record by illuminating 24 lakh earthen lamps at 51 ghats during the Deepotsav program.
Scheduled to commence at 3 pm, the event will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. A team from the Guinness Book of World Records will oversee the counting of the lamps using a drone camera.
Approximately 25,000 volunteers will partake in lighting the 24 lakh lamps. The program will see the presence of nearly all cabinet ministers from the Uttar Pradesh government.
Following the lighting ceremony, a mesmerizing laser show is set to captivate attendees. Regarding security arrangements, Ayodhya Range Inspector General (IG) Praveen Kumar mentioned, “The area has been sectioned into 14 police zones, and Artificial Intelligence will aid in crowd and traffic regulation.”
Notably, last year’s celebration witnessed over 15 lakh lamps being lit by more than 20,000 volunteers along the banks of the river Sarayu, establishing a new Guinness World Record.
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