Overview

• Officials say Guinness World Records adjudicators will be present on the ghats, with certification expected in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
• The diya-lighting will span Ram Ki Paidi and adjoining Saryu ghats, with thousands of Awadh University students handling placement, lighting, counting and documentation under Guinness rules.
• Organisers plan the largest collective aarti on the riverfront with participation from about 1,100 saints, seers and community leaders.
• This year’s programme adds drone formations, 3D holographic visuals, laser sequences, projection mapping of the temple and ghats, and moving tableaux by roughly 30 artist troupes.
• Authorities are enrolling around 7,000 youth volunteers for logistics and crowd management and preparing added security, surveillance and medical response for expected large visitor inflows.