RAJKOT: Over 3.5 lakh people today set a new world
record by singing the National Anthem at an event at Kagvad in Rajkot district
of Gujarat. 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.
Several leaders from BJP and Congress as well as the Patel quota agitation
leader Hardik Patel visited the temple during the last four days, he said.
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