- By Kamakshi Bishnoi
- Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:19 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Mahakumbh 2025, renowned as the world's largest spiritual gathering, has consistently set records for its massive influx of devotees. The festival is set to hold three more world records this year. The team of Guinness Book of World Records has arrived to oversee attempts over these records.
The Maha Kumbh will showcase its commitment to cleanliness and environmental conservation by attempting three Guinness World Records. These records will be achieved through large-scale cleaning initiatives on the riverbanks and within the water bodies. This year, the Mela Authority aims to surpass one of its previous records while setting two new benchmarks.
During the 2019 Kumbh Mela, three world records were established including a record of operating more than 500 shuttle buses simultaneously. Another record was made for carrying out a cleanliness drive by 10,000 sanitation workers. In the same sequence, a record was made for taking hand prints of 7,500 people in eight hours.
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Record-Breaking Initiatives for Maha Kumbh 2025
1. River Cleaning Drive (February 14)
300 workers simultaneously entered the Ganga River to clean it.
The cleanup took place at Ram Ghat, Gangeshwar Ghat and Bhardwaj Ghat.
The estimated cost for this record attempt is Rs 85.53 lakh.
2. Largest Cleanliness Drive (February 15)
15,000 sanitation workers will participate in a 10-km cleanliness drive along the Ganga and Yamuna riverbanks.
This will surpass the previous record of 10,000 workers in 2019.
The initiative will cost approximately Rs 2.13 crore.
3. Largest Hand-Printing Activity (February 16)
10,000 people will imprint their hands on canvases within eight hours.
Canvases will be installed at five major locations, along with Ganga Pandal.
Currently, the fair authority has the record of taking hand prints of 7,500 people.
The estimated cost for this record is Rs 95.76 lakh.
“The plan to make four world records in Maha Kumbh was made in three months. Its preparation also started from that time. For this, the help of an expert agency was also taken. An application was made to the Guinness Book of World Records. Their team has come, under whose supervision other formalities are being completed. A record of e-rickshaw operation will be made later,” said Vijay Kiran Anand, Mahakumbh Mela Officer.
