Ayodhya gears up for Diwali celebrations, 24 lakh lamps set to illuminate city

Updated:2 years, 9 months ago

Ayodhya (UP), Nov 11 (ANI): Ayodhya has been illuminated ahead of the festival of Diwali. Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, with its variations also celebrated in other Indian religions. It symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". Diwali is observed on Amavasya (or the new moon), the 15th day of the month of Kartik, every year. This year, Diwali will be celebrated on November 12. The city is fully geared up for its seventh Deepotsav, with over 24 lakh lamps set to illuminate the city. The Guinness Book of World Records team has initiated the lamp count at 51 ghats in the presence of the supervisor, ghat in-charge, coordinator and counting volunteers.

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