Live updates: Ayodhya celebrates grand Diwali with Deepotsav 2018

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is celebrating a grand Diwali in Ayodhya, the birth place of lord Ram. The holy town has been decked up and among those attending the ‘Deepotsav 2018’ are Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and South Korea’s first lady Kim Jung-sook. The celebrations began on Tuesday with Shobha Yatra by devotees in the streets of Ayodhya.

Here are the highlights of Ayodhya’s ‘Deepotsav 2018’:

06 November 2018

06 November 2018 19:52 IST

Ayodhya Deepostav 2018 enters Guinness Book of Record for lighting 3,01,152 earthen lamps, on the bank of River Sarayu.

Ayodhya Deepostav 2018 enters Guinness Book of Record for lighting 3,01,152 earthen lamps, on the bank of River Sarayu. pic.twitter.com/HVZmKM63CU

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06 November 2018 18:22 IST

Visuals from 'Ram ki paidi', on the banks of Sarayu river in Ayodhya #Diwali pic.twitter.com/IpvQoEpu8x

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