Gorakhpur :

A group of 11 youth of Sri Sri Laxmi Puja Samiti in Mohanlalpur in here claimed to make the world’s largest earthen diya, weighing around 150kg and having a capacity of 101 litre in 45 days. They dedicated it to the martyrs of the Indian army on Monday evening at Soorajkund pond in the city.

The diya was carried to the pond in a procession on Tuesday evening. Thousands of people gathered at the spot to see the huge diya.

Famous bhajan singer Nandu Misra lighted the diya amid Vedic chants. He congratulated the Puja samiti members for the feat.

General secretary of the Puja samiti Amar Deep Gupta said, “This year we thought to make a big earthen diya and afterwards decided to make the biggest one. We asked Shibban Lal Prajapati to help us. The diya was ready in 45 days. The material cost us around Rs 8,000. We have also applied for Limca Book of Record and we dedicated the diya to the Indian Army martyrs.”

Prajapati said that the diameter of the diya is 130 cm and the inner diameter in 121 cm. The height of the lamp is 48 cm.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City News> Varanasi / Arjumand Bano / November 02nd, 2016