Hindus everywhere celebrate Diwali creating Guinness World Record in Ayodhya.

World leaders conveyed Diwali greetings! Hindus everywhere celebrate Diwali!! 

Ayodhya ‘Deepotsav’ Makes Guinness World Record, Lights 5.84 Lakh Diya in Hindu Festival Diwali.

“Representatives of the Guinness Book of World Records witnessed this grand festival. With 5,84,372 earthen lamps, the event made the world record,” a state government statement said.

Upendra Bharti | HENB | Ayodhya | Nov 14, 2020:: The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday went all out in marking the homecoming of Lord Ram to this holy town – the mythical event in ”treta yug” on which the festival of Diwali is based. Along the way, the organisers broke a world record.

As dusk fell, volunteers lit up nearly six lakh “diyas” lined up on the Saryu riverbank.

“Representatives of the Guinness Book of World Records witnessed this grand festival. With 5,84,372 earthen lamps, the event made the world record,” a state government statement said.

The “Deepotsav” included the reenactment of the arrival of God Ram and Goddess Sita to Ayodhya on their ”pushpak viman”, a laser and sound show, cultural programmes and the lighting of a “record” 5.51 lakh earthen lamps on the banks of the Saryu.

Actors representing the deities of Ram, Sita and Lakshman descended in a helicopter that sprinkled rose petals – a modern take on the ‘pushpak viman’ that brought Lord Ram back home after 14 years in exile.

The deities were received by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

This was the fourth annual Ayodhya Deepotsav, and the first since the ‘bhoomi pujan’ in August for a Ram temple in the city. Its construction has begun following last year’s Supreme Court verdict that settled the temple-mosque land dispute.

The Chief Minister and the Governor visited the Ram Mandir site along with other UP and some bureaucrats.

Yogi Adityanath gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi the credit for the just-begun construction of the Ram Mandir.

“Our generation is not only fortunate to see the start of construction of a Ram temple here but we also attended the historic event,” he said, adding that generations of seers died without the dream being realised.

“I thank PM Modi, who is the one who implemented the ideology of Ram Rajya,” Yogi Adityanath said in his speech to about 1,000 guests at the Ram Katha Park.

With COVID-19 protocols in place, the event was not open to the public.

He said when people in Ayodhya used to ask him about the construction of the temple, he would just tell them to trust PM Modi.

He said it is PM Modi’s dream to develop Ayodhya as the “Vedic Ramayana city”.

The Global leaders conveyed Happy Diwali very significantly to Hindus including Sanatani,  Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and all others  across the world .

Happy Diwali, wishes US President Donald Trump and other world leaders+ including President Elect Biden, Would be Vice President Kamla Haris; PM Modi, UK PM Boris Johnson,  UK Prince Charles, Australian PM Scott Morrison, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Crown prince of Dubai Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan,  and many others. 

Extending Diwali greetings to Indians across the globe and in Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said the festival’s message+ carries “a special significance” this year as the world is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the most dramatic shock in generations.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan wished Hindu citizens ‘Happy Diwali’+ a day after his army killed 10 Indians at LoC. In Pakistan, the Govt of Imran Khan have been allowing the indulgence for the high atrocities on and killing of minority Hindus in Pakistan. Even then, Hindus in Pakistan Celebrate Diwali Following COVID-19 Guidelines+.

Hindu family light traditional-lamps during the Diwali festival at Swami Narayan temple in Karachi, Pakistan. (Image: AP)

Indian PM Modi tweeted his Happy Diwali to all, specially urges all to lit a Diya (earthen oil lamp) in the name of every soldiers deployed in the borders to protect the country. Pm Modi tweeted, “Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali! May this festival further brightness and happiness. May everyone be prosperous and healthy. This Diwali, let us also light a Diya as a #Salute2Soldiers who fearlessly protect our nation. Words can’t do justice to the sense of gratitude we have for our soldiers for their exemplary courage. We are also grateful to the families of those on the borders.“

Hindus everywhere celebrate Diwali across the world!  Happy Diwali !!

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