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Ayodhya illuminates with 26 lakh Diyas: With over 2,000 devotees, Deepotsav 2025 sets two Guinness World Records
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20 October, 2025
The ninth edition of Deepotsav sees Ayodhya glowing in divine radiance, having set two world records.
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Ayodhya to witness ‘green fireworks’ this Diwali, state government to set a new Guinness Book World Record by lighting 26 lakh diyas along Saryu...
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14 September, 2025
During last year's Deepotsav in Ayodhya, 25,12,585 (2.51 million) diyas were lit along the banks of the Saryu river, setting a Guinness World Record.
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Ayodhya: Raees abuses and attacks his Ram Bhakt relative Anees and his family for playing ‘Ram Aayenge to Angna Sajaungi’ Bhajan during deepotsav
OpIndia Staff
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4 November, 2024
In Ayodhya, Raees Khan and his two sons launched an attack with axes, sticks and guns on Ram Bhakt Anees Khan and his family members for listening to a Bhajan.
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’88 diplomats from 54 countries came to witness Deepotsav in Ayodhya’: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath
ANI
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13 November, 2023
A light and sound laser show based on the Ramayana was organised for about 20 minutes at Ram Ki Paidi
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Diara Ghat: The place where Lord Ram celebrated Diwali for the first time ever and initiated the Deepdaan tradition
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11 November, 2023
Not a lot of people are aware that Lord Ram, after defeating Ravana, celebrated Diwali at the Diara Ghat first before he proceeded to Ayodhya
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24 lakh diyas at 51 ghats: Ayodhya aims to set World Record; Tribals from Jharkhand to take part in Deepotsav
ANI
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11 November, 2023
Around 48 tribal people from the Pakur district of Jharkhand have arrived in Ayodhya to celebrate Deepotsav on Saturday.
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Uttar Pradesh: Yogi government to illuminate Ayodhya with a record 21 lakh lamps on Deepotsav 2023, people can virtually join in
OpIndia Staff
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13 August, 2023
Deepotsav started in 2017, and this will be the seventh Deepotsav.
News Reports
Uttar Pradesh: Ayodhya all set to celebrate Diwali with spectacular arrangements, PM Narendra Modi to be the chief guest
Gopal Tiwari
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23 October, 2022
With Yogi Adityanath's vision for the Diwali celebrations, it is now established that Ayodhya breathes Ram and so does India.
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‘Journalist’ Ravish Kumar mocks another journalist for reporting on Deepotsav, says Hindi reporters work out of helplessness
OpIndia Staff
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29 October, 2019
'Journalist' Ravish Kumar took to Facebook to write a caustic post on another journalist who reported on Deepotsav
News Reports
Ayodhya’s grand Deepotsav finds spot in the Guinness Book of World Records
OpIndia Staff
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28 October, 2019
UP CM Yogi Adityanath, who had earlier declared the ceremony as a state event, personally supervised the arrangements for days
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