Ayodhya: Ayodhya Trust Organizers celebrated Diwali festival at Ayodhya by litting 22.23 lakhs diyas on the banks of Sarayu river on Saturday evening at Ayodhya. Nearly 25K volunteers lighted the lamps in 51 Ghats at Ayodhya.

The litting of 22.51 lakhs diyas is a world record. The Guinness Book of World Records counted the lamps through drone visuals and awarded the certificate to the Chief Minister to Yogi Adityanath. Two years back,  Ayodhya Trust Organizers lighted 15.76  lakhs diyas and created a record.

They surpassed their own record in 2023 by litting 22.51 lakhs diyas.