3.5 lakh people sing national anthem in Rajkot district, set new
world record
The occasion was installation of idol of goddess Khodiyar at a
newly-built Khodal Dham temple in the town.
"Over 3.5 lakh people sang the anthem together at the idol
installation ritual in the presence of observers from Guinness World
Records," said Hansraj Gajera, a member of Khodal Dham temple trust.
Earlier, 2,54,537 people had sung the national anthem in
Bangladesh in 2014 and set a record. That record was today broken, according to
Gajera.
"We received certificate of record from Guinness World
Records officials," he added.
The trust also set two new records for Limca Book of Records, by
organising the longest (40 km) `shobha-yatra' (procession) and a 1008-kund
`mahayagna', he said.
Goddess Khodiyar is particularly revered by the Leuva Patel
community.
Trust officials claimed that over 50 lakh devotees were
estimated to have visited the temple during the five-day installation ceremony
which began on January 17.
The temple was built at the cost of Rs 60 crore. The trust was
planning to set up an agricultural university adjacent to the temple premises,
Gajera said.
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