Uttar Pradesh government will celebrate the annual Deepotsav in Ayodhya on Diwali in a grand manner and this time it is planning to break its own last year record by lighting around 6 lakh diyas, earthen lamps on the ghats of Saryu. The celebration will not be scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic, even though there will be minimal public participation.<br />''<br />''The deepotsav will be celebrated from 11 to 13 november and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will also take part in it. Around 10 thousand volunteers of &nbsp;Ram Manohar Lohiya Swasth University will be involved in the attempt of another world record of lighting 6 lakh earthen lamps. These diyaas will be lit on 24 Ghats of holy river Saryu.<br />''<br />''The order of such a large number of earthen lamps has Potter Families in Shishya are also happy with numbers since a large part of the earthen lamps are purchased from.them under national livelihood mission. This is also the first Deepotsav after the start of Ram temple construction in Ayodhya.<br />''<br />''Tourism Minister of state Neelkanth Tiwari said that all protocols related to social distancing in view of Covid Pandemic will be followed during deepotsav.&nbsp;<br />
News On AIR | November 6, 2020 7:29 AM
UP govt to hold grand annual Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya on Diwali