Over 25 lakh diyas lit up Ayodhya on Deepotsav

New Delhi:

The grand Deepostav celebrations in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya noticed over 25 lakh earthen lamps being lit collectively – a brand new world file. Over 28 lakh diyas (lamps) have been lit on the banks of the Sarayu river, presenting an impressive golden glow when seen from above.

The organisers had deliberate to mild up at the least 25 lakh diyas, however exceeded the goal by an enormous margin to create a brand new world file. 

The Deepotsav showcased the non secular, conventional, and cultural essence of the holy metropolis, with performances by artists from six nations — Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Indonesia — together with a Ram Leela presentation from Uttarakhand. Moreover, numerous artists from totally different states carried out on the occasion.

Earlier immediately, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath obtained the Deepotsav with an ‘aarti’. He additionally pulled the chariot on which Ramayan artistes carried out.

For this yr’s Deepotsav, Saket Mahavidyalaya crafted 18 beautiful tableaux, 11 by the Info Division and 7 by the Tourism Division.

The Tourism Division’s tableaux depicted scenes from Bal Kand, Ayodhya Kand, Aranya Kand, Kishkindha Kand, Sundar Kand, Lanka Kand, and Uttar Kand, taken from Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas.

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Lakhs of diyas illuminated alongside the banks of the Saryu River in Ayodhya as a part of the grand #Deepotsav celebration right here.#Diwali2024pic.twitter.com/7yd1QxDVZY

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“That is the primary Deepotsav after the Pran Pratishtha of the Ram mandir in Ayodhya and each effort has been made to provide grandeur, and divinity to this programme,” Uttar Pradesh Minister Jaiveer Singh had mentioned.