1 / 7Over three lakh 'diyas' or earthen oil lamps lit up simultaneously on both sides of Ram Ki Paidi ghats on the banks of the Sarayu river in Ayodhya on Nov 6, 2018. A new Guinness World Records was set in Ayodhya on the eve of Diwali over three lakh 'diyas' or earthen lamps lit up simultaneously on the banks of the Sarayu river for a period of five minutes. It beat the earlier record set in Haryana in 2016, where at an event 1,50,009 diyas were lit. (Photo: IANS)
2 / 7People light earthen lamps on the banks of River Saryu during Deepotsav (grand Diwali celebrations) in Ayodhya, Tuesday, Nov 6 2018. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)
3 / 7People light earthen lamps on the banks of River Saaryu during Deepotsav (grand Diwali celebrations) in Ayodhya, Tuesday, Nov 6 2018. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)
4 / 7Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, chief guest South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook, MoS for External Affairs V K Singh and others during grand Diwali celebrations 'Deepotsav', in Ayodhya, Tuesday, Nov 6 2018. (PTI Photo)
5 / 7Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, chief guest South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook, MoS for External Affairs V K Singh and others offer prayers during grand Diwali celebrations 'Deepotsav', in Ayodhya, Tuesday, Nov 6 2018. (PTI Photo)
6 / 7Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, chief guest South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook, MoS for External Affairs V K Singh and others perform 'arti' of Saryu River during grand Diwali celebrations 'Deepotsav', in Ayodhya, Tuesday, Nov 6 2018. (PTI Photo)
7 / 7Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, chief guest South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook, MoS for External Affairs V K Singh and others offer prayers during grand Diwali celebrations 'Deepotsav', in Ayodhya, Tuesday, Nov 6 2018. (PTI Photo)
