Deepotsav ushers Ayodhya into Guiness Book of World Records on two counts
Ayodhya has set two milestones on Wednesday during Deepotsav 2024 after Lord Ram was enshrined in his birthpalace after 500 years of wait.
Ayodhya has set two milestones on Wednesday during Deepotsav 2024 after Lord Ram was enshrined in his birthpalace after 500 years of wait.
In a first of its kind Deepotsav, the Uttar Pradesh government introduced a unique initiative with the divine presence of Ram Lalla. For the first time, 1,100 vedacharyas gathered to perform an aarti dedicated to Maa Saryu (holy river).
The birthplace of Lord Ram, Ayodhya, has come alive to the eighth Deepotsav celebrations with vibrant tableaux and a grand procession organised to mark the occasion on Wednesday.
The Uttar Pradesh government is set to celebrate a very special Deepotsav this year, marking the first Deepotsav after the consecration of Lord Shri Ram's idol on January 22.
The preparations for the 8th Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya are in the final stage with the consignments of diyas having started to arrive on ghats along the Saryu river here on Thursday.
The Prime Minister will witness a laser show in Ayodhya after paying obeisance to Ram Lalla at Ram Janmabhoomi temple.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, Uttar Pradesh Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh on Saturday took stock of the preparations of 'Deepotsav' in Ayodhya.
Uttar Pradesh government aims to create a record of lighting 15 lakh earthen lamps (diyas) simultaneously
The state government intends to once again break its own record of lighting the largest number of diyas at any place simultaneously.
Last year, a record had been created by lighting 7.5 lakh diyas (earthen lamps) at Ram Ki Paidi ghat on the banks of river Saryu.
