Ayodhya is again bracing for another Guinness Book of World Record this Deepotsav as the state government plans to light 33 lakh earthen lamps (diyas) to surpass last year’s record of 26 lakh.
For 10th edition of the annual event scheduled from November 5-7, the Ayodhya administration has set a target of 33 lakh earthen lamps across nearly 2 km stretch from Ram Ki Paidi to Saryu ghats.
Training of volunteers and food arrangements for students are in final stage. Preparations include 55,0000-litre of mustard oil, 65 lakh cotton wicks and 34,000 volunteers and students. Deepotsav, started by the Yogi Adityanath government in Ayodhya in 2017 to recreate the welcome of Lord Ram after a 14-year exile, has become the world’s largest display of oil lamps, breaking its own Guinness World Record every year.
Ayodhya Ji Teerth Vikas Parishad CEO Jayendra Kumar said supply of materials will start after tender process completes. Five tenders have been issued for materials, stage and LED illumination of temples, said the state government on Monday.
