A group of 40 students of the Allahabad University who were attempting to make the world’s largest rangoli of the Ram Mandir and Ram Lalla here will unveil it on Monday, January 22, on the auspicious day of the Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha event is being held in the holy town of Ayodhya. The 40 students participating in the creation of the rangoli are affiliated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
The record-breaking rangoli of Ram Lalla and the Ram Mandir is said to be 50 feet long and 30 feet wide. The artwork was displayed at 11:00 AM on Monday. An application has been sent to register it in the Guinness World Records as the largest rangoli, Uttar Pradesh ABVP media coordinator Abhinav Mishra told the media.
Ahead of Ram Mandir inauguration, Allahabad University students create a record-breaking 50×30 feet rangoli of Ram Mandir & Ram Lalla. Attempting a Guinness World Record, this artwork embodies devotion and cultural pride. #RamMandir #Rangoli #LordRama pic.twitter.com/yTevz0Blr8
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Meanwhile, a Guinness World Record was set at Maharashtra’s Chandrapur ahead of the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya when 33,258 ‘diyas’ (earthen lamps) were lit to write “Siyavar Ramchandra Ki Jai” in Hindi.
The Guinness World Record event took place on Saturday night (20th January) in Chandrapur’s Chanda Club grounds. During the function, Maharashtra Minister Mungantiwar was also present. On Sunday morning (21st January), Milind Werlekar and Prasad Kulkarni from Guinness World Records presented Mungantiwar with the document validating the record-setting achievement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya, as well as consecrate the Ram Lalla idol today on 22nd January. Over 7,000 people, including politicians, film stars, and business leaders, have arrived at Ayodhya to attend the inauguration ceremony.
The inauguration ceremony will take place from 11 AM to 1 PM, with PM Modi presiding over the Pran Pratishtha of the Ram Lalla Idol. The Pran Pratishta Ceremony will begin at 12:20 PM and end at 1 PM.
