Ayodhya gears up for grand 'Deepotsav'

AYODHYA Diyas have been laid out in squares of 16, some in special patterns; security staff have fanned across the city, laser lights have been set up and drones are whirring overhead.

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Ayodhya is preparing to hold on Wednesday its first Deepotsav after the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in a manner not seen in its previous seven editions.

The government aims to better its last year's Guinness World Record by lighting 25 lakh diyas on the banks of Saryu river.