Indian city lights record number of oil lamps
The north Indian city of Ayodhya kept its Guinness World Record for a second year by lighting 606,569 oil lamps and keeping them burning for at least 45 minutes as part of the celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
Thousands of volunteers lit the lamps, called diyas, along the Saryu river's banks, through lanes and at houses as dusk fell yesterday in Ayodhya.
The city lit 409,000 oil lamps last year.
A state government spokesman said the lamps were a stunning spectacle for thousands of visitors who thronged the river banks while ignoring Covid-19 social distancing norms.
Representatives from Guinness World Records handed over a certificate to Yogi Adityanath, the state’s top elected official, after monitoring the ceremony with drone-mounted cameras.
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