Ayodhya surpassed its earlier record of lighting 1.7 million diyas and set a new Guinness World Record by lighting 2.23 million diyas across 51 ghats during its Deepotsav celebration.
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IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performs aarti during Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: People celebrate Deepotsav in Ayodhya. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: A police personnel lights a diya during Deepotsav celebrations. Photograph: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: People gather to light diyas during Deepotsav celebrations, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: An aerial view of Deepotsav, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: Firecrackers light up Ayodhya's night sky on Diwali, here and below. Photograph: Kind courtesy @uptourismgov
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IMAGE: Diyas are placed at a ghat ahead of Deepotsav in Ayodhya. Photograph: Kind courtesy @uptourismgov/X
IMAGE: Students at the event. Photograph: Kind courtesy @uptourismgov/X
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