Ayodhya,the divine land has set a new
record yesterday on Saturday evening witnessing a amazing 6 lakh earthen lamps lit up the Saryu
river bank on the eve of Diwali.
People from different walks of
life took part in the grand programme and lighted ‘diyas’ to cherish the
moment.The banks of Saryu in the temple town Ayodhya were lit up with the
sparkling light of lakhs of earthen lamps.
This year’s count of the earthen
lamps lit on the river bank far surpassed the three lakh-plus number of ‘diyas’
lit in the previous year..
Uttar Pradesh government’s Director Information Shishir said,
“Last year’s record was of three lakh one thousand one hundred eighty six
‘diyaas’ at the ghat. This time, it was 4 lakh 10 thousand ‘diyaas’ lit at the
ghat.
“This was announced by Guinness World Records representative, and is a new record. Apart from this, more than two lakh ‘diyaas’ were lit elsewhere than the ghat. In all, more than 6 lakh ‘diyaas’ were lit.”
Four lakh 10 thousand earthen lamps were lit at the ghat of Ram ki Paidhi.
The certificate by Guinness World Records said, “The largest display of oil lamps was achieved by the Department of Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh and Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya Awadh University (both India) during Deepotsav 2019 in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India on 26 October 2019.”
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who had earlier declared the ceremony as a state event, personally supervised the arrangements for days before the festival of lights.
.”Today every Indian is filled with positivity under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We have adopted the spirit of ‘vasudhaiva kumbakam’ We consider the whole world as one large family,” said the chief minister.
A postal ticket on Deepotsav was also released on this occasion.
Meanwhile, in the morning, a grand ‘shobha yatra’ (celebratory procession) of Lord Ram was flagged off by Deputy Speaker of Fiji’s Parliament Veena Bhatnagar at Saket College.
Speaking on the occasion, Veena Bhatnagar said she felt honoured and lucky to have participated in Diwali-eve celebration at Ayodhya.
“The relationship of Fiji and India are very old. I am very happy for all the love, affection and honour being given by the UP government to me,” she said.
