Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Ayodhya Deepotsav Sets Two World Records: 26.17 Lakh Diyas Lit, 2,128 People Perform Aarti

Deepotsav 2025 featured 2.6 million diyas lit and 2,128 people performing aarti simultaneously, verified by Guinness World Records officials using drone technology.

  • On Oct 19 the Uttar Pradesh government said Deepotsav 2025 in Ayodhya set two Guinness World Records with 26.17 lakh diyas lit and 2,128 people performing aarti at Saryu Ghat.
  • Under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, annual diya counts rose steadily from 1.71 lakh in 2017 to 25.12 lakh in 2024, the government said.
  • Guinness officials verified the diya count using drones, with the effort jointly achieved by the UP Department of Tourism, the Ayodhya administration, and Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University.
  • In a formal ceremony, UP Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh and Principal Secretary Amrit Abhijat presented Guinness certificates to Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, while officials framed the event as reflecting the spirit of a Viksit Uttar Pradesh and a Viksit Bharat.
  • Guinness Book of World Records awards recognised the largest display of oil lamps and most-people-aarti awards, while the Tourism Minister described Ayodhya as 'living embodiment of Ram Rajya'.
Insights by Ground AI

16 Articles

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 67% of the sources lean Right
67% Right

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

India TV News broke the news in India on Sunday, October 19, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
For You
Search
BlindspotLocal