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Amazing & unforgettable: PM Modi shares pictures from 'deepotsav event in Ayodhya where 22 lakh diyas were lit..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called the deepotsav in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya amazing, divine and unforgettable..
The PM's comments came as Ayodhya set a new Guinness World Record on Saturday by lighting over 22.23 lakh diyas during 'Deepotsav 2023' and broke its previous world record of 15.76 lakh diyas..
However, taking into consideration the lamps that remained lit for five minutes or more the previous record was set at 15.76 lakh diyas..
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