More than 1.5 million earthen lamps (diyas) were lit on Sunday (October 23) at the "Ram ki Paidi" during the Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya, which is in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

India: Ayodhya Deepotsav scripts new Guinness World Record by lighting over 1.5 million diyas

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Ayodhya on the eve of Diwali, the festival of lights, where he inaugurated the grand 'Deepotsava celebrations'. Millions of diyas were lit in the town which is widely believed to be the birth place of Lord Rama.

India's Ayodhya turns into sparkling utopia on Diwali eve, over 1.5 mn diyas lit on Saryu's banks

The festival of lights, Diwali, is being celebrated all over the world on Thursday. One of the most popular Hindu festivals, it is seen as a celebration of the victory of good over evil.

This is how various countries across the world are celebrating Diwali

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India: Ayodhya Deepotsav scripts new Guinness World Record by lighting over 1.5 million diyas

India's Ayodhya turns into sparkling utopia on Diwali eve, over 1.5 mn diyas lit on Saryu's banks

This is how various countries across the world are celebrating Diwali