MP breaks Ayodhya's Guinness World Record, lights up 11,71,078 diyas on Mahashivratri
More than 13 lakh workers lit over 11, 71,078 Lakh lamps in just 10 minutes at Ramghat and Dutt Akhara Ghat on Tuesday evening.
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Ujjain, Mar 02: On the occasion of Mahashivratri, the temple town of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh lit up 11.71 lakh earthen lamps to mark the Shiv Jyoti Arpanam festival and set a new Guinness World Record.
More than 13 lakh workers lit over 11, 71,078 Lakh lamps in just 10 minutes at Ramghat and Dutt Akhara Ghat on Tuesday evening. The diyas were lined in rows on the banks of the Kshipra river and Ramghat-Dattaakhara-Sunhari Ghat. Photos of the grand lighting have now been circulated online.
This was made possible by children and elders who participated in the 'Shiv Jyoti Arpanam Mahotsav'. By doing so, Ujjain beat the earlier record set in Ayodhya, where 9.41 earthen lamps were lit.
Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain created a Guinness record by lighting 11.71 lakh clay lamps (diyas), as part of the ‘Shiv Jyoti Arpanam Mahotsava’ on the occasion of Mahashivratri, says the state govt pic.twitter.com/C18ry0JAIE
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Guinness World Records sent a five-member team to Ujjain to judge the world record bid. Nischal Borat, one of the members, made the record office and handed over a certificate to MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.