The Deepotsav program in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, on the eve of Diwali, aims to create a new Guinness World Record by lighting 24 lakh diyas, or earthen lamps, at 51 ghats.
The Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, will give the program’s inaugural speech at 3 p.m.
A total of 25,000 volunteers are expected to light 24 lakh lamps. Using a drone camera, a Guinness Book of World Records team will be present at the Deepotsav event to count the diyas.