{"id":174823,"date":"2025-12-22T14:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=174823"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:58:17","slug":"ayodhya-sets-guinness-records-with-26-lakh-diyas-at-deepotsav-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/ayodhya-sets-guinness-records-with-26-lakh-diyas-at-deepotsav-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayodhya Sets Guinness Records with 26 Lakh Diyas at Deepotsav 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ayodhya once again lit up the world stage with a record-breaking celebration of Deepotsav 2025, illuminating the sacred city with over 26 lakh oil lamps. This year\u2019s grand festival not only captivated attendees but also set two new Guinness World Records, reaffirming Ayodhya\u2019s cultural and spiritual prominence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guinness World Records Set<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 21, Deepotsav 2025 achieved the following records,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Most Oil Lamps Lit Simultaneously<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>26,17,215 diyas lit across the banks of the Saryu River.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verified using drone imaging and certified by Guinness World Records.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Largest Aarti Participation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2,128 priests and devotees performed Maa Saryu Aarti in synchrony.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conducted with strict coordination and ritual accuracy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was a blend of spirituality, technology, and culture,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ram Leela Performances:<\/strong>\u00a0Dramatic retelling of Lord Ram\u2019s life drew large crowds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laser and Drone Shows:<\/strong>\u00a0High-tech visuals at Ram ki Paidi, believed to be Lord Ram\u2019s nirvana site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fireworks Display:<\/strong>\u00a0Grand finale illuminating Ayodhya\u2019s skyline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Temple Illumination:<\/strong>\u00a0Temples across the city adorned with traditional lights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayodhya once again lit up the world stage with a record-breaking celebration of Deepotsav 2025, illuminating the sacred city with over 26 lakh oil lamps. This year\u2019s grand festival not only captivated attendees but also set two new Guinness World Records, reaffirming Ayodhya\u2019s cultural and spiritual prominence. Guinness World Records Set On October 21, Deepotsav [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":174824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5379],"tags":[1660,4939],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-174823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-october-2025","tag-guinness-world-records","tag-ranks-report-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174823"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174825,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174823\/revisions\/174825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174823"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=174823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}