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Largest Christmas Exhibition

A team of 1,600 members comprising the parishioners, family units and pious organizations of St George Church, East Mangad, Thrissur, Kerala organized India’s largest Christmas exhibition spread out on 2 acres (0.809 hector) of land from the Christmas eve on Dec 24, 2023 till Jan 6, 2024. The elaborate show, titled ‘Spettacolo di Natale’, featured a large crib in antique style, 12 plots on biblical themes related to Christmas, 14 Christmas traditions, Holy Land representations among others.

Biggest Rally of Women in Traditional Christian Attire

Kerala Latin Catholic Association (KLCA), Archdiocese of Verapoly, organized the world’s largest gathering of women dressed in traditional Christian attire at Kochi, Kerala, India on Dec 9, 2023. As a part of the ‘Paithrukam (Heritage) 2023’ programme, 4,500 women, all dressed in Chatta-Mund and Nadan-Kavaya, took part in a 4-hour parade from St Teresa’s College to Rajendra Maidan in Ernakulam.

Longest Non-stop Thiruvathira

Ardhra School of Dance and Chaithanya Thiruvathira Sangam jointly performed the world’s longest non-stop Thiruvathira dance on Dec 26, 2023. A team of 12 dancers, accompanied by three singers and a percussionist (on idakka) performed the traditional dance continuously for 1 hour 30 minutes at Thiruthur Sri Mahadeva Temple, Anchery, Thrissur, Kerala, India. The event, organized by Usha P B, Meera Sasikumar, Swathi Ashokan and Dina, also raised funds for Solace, a charity organization working for children with long term illness.

Largest Carol Singing by School Children

Carmel Higher Secondary School, Chalakudy, Thrissur, Kerala, India successfully organized the world’s largest carol singing by school children at the school stadium on Dec 22, 2023. Under the guidance of Principal Fr Jose Thanickal CMI, a group of 2,000 students, all wearing the Santa hats, sang Christmas carols for more than 12 minutes.

Longest Nonstop Bible Reading

St Mary’s Assumption Church, Nadavaramba, a parish in the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala, India accomplished the world’s longest nonstop Bible reading session in relay format at the parish hall on Dec 17, 2023. A team of 445 parishioners took turns to read aloud the Catholic Bible in Malayalam continuously for 123 hours from 8.00 am on Dec 12, 2023.

Largest Passion Play

On Good Friday, April 7, 2023, St Theresa’s Church, Eravu, a Catholic parish under the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Trichur in Kerala, India organized the largest Passion Play in the country on a 2,320 sq ft outdoor stage. The hour-long theatre performance depicting the last 12 hours of Jesus Christ involved 70 actors and 30 supporting artistes.

Fastest Drummer on Chenda (1 minute)

Vishnu T T (b August 10, 1996) of Odumbra, Olavanna, Kozhikode, Kerala, India set a new world record becoming the fastest drummer on Chenda, a popular percussion instrument in Kerala, on May 10, 2023. He performed 704 beats/strokes in one minute using chendakkols (sticks) in both hands.

Longest Non-stop Roll Ball Relay Skatathon

Shivganga Roller Skating Club, Belagavi successfully organized the longest non-stop roll ball skating relay marathon at Shivganga Skating Rink, Belagavi, Karnataka, India from May 5 - 7, 2023. The 51-hour event with a total of 140 participants started at 3.00 pm on May 5, 2023 and ended at 6.30 pm on May 7, 2023.

Largest Live Parade of Marian Apparitions

Our Lady of Assumption Forane Church, Vlathankara, Thiruvananthapuram, a Roman Catholic Church under the Latin Diocese of Neyyattinkara in Kerala, India organized the world’s largest parade of Marian apparition forms on August 6, 2023. The two-hour live show presented 72 apparition forms of the Blessed Virgin Mary, each accompanied with a narration and light & sound effects.

Largest Floral Carpet (Pookkalam)

To usher in the 2023 festive season of Onam, FlowersTV, in association with Asian Paints, created the world’s largest pookkalam (floral carpet), also with the largest floral image of Maveli the legendary king, at Calicut Trade Centre, Kozhikode, Kerala, India on August 20, 2023. Designed by Flowers TV Creative Team, the 40,000-sq ft pookkalam was completed by a group of 320 people, led by Art Director Sunil Lavanya, in 30 minutes using 15 tonnes of flowers. Lifeline Group of Companies, Kochi was the event management team behind the feat.

Tallest Mahabali Effigy

India’s leading amusement park operator Wonderla Holidays Ltd in association with The Kerala State Co-operative Coir Marketing Federation Ltd created the world’s tallest sculpture of Mahabali, the legendary king associated with Onam festival, and installed it at Wonderla Amusement Park, Kochi, Kerala, India on August 24, 2023. The 15 feet sculpture, made mostly of coir materials, was completed by a team of seven artists in 14 days.

Largest Live Parade of Marian Forms

The KCYM unit of St Joseph’s Church, Thuravankunnu in the Diocese of Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India organized the world’s largest live display of 83 apparition forms / titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the church premises on Oct 31, 2023.

Longest Non-stop Walking-cum-Drumming of Chenda

Vishnu T T (b August 10, 1996) of Odumbra, Olavanna, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, who completed 12 hours of continuous walking and drumming of the chenda at Govt UP School, Thiruvannur on Nov 12, 2023, has successfully set a new world record of longest non-stop walking-cum-drumming of Chenda.

Youngest Girl to Solve Most Varieties of Rubik’s Cube

Fourteen-year-old Heera Hariprasad (b August 27, 2008), daughter of Hariprasad V and Dr Vijayalakshmi H from Kerala, India, currently residing in Ipoh, Malaysia, successfully solved 61 distinct types of Rubik’s cubes in 68 minutes on Jan 24, 2023, becoming the youngest and fastest girl to solve most varieties of cubes/twisty puzzles.

Longest Non-stop Chenda Recital

Chenda artist Manoj Kumar K C (b Dec 10, 1988) of Nallur, Kozhikode, Kerala, India successfully completed the world’s longest non-stop chenda recital (double Thayambaka) at GGUP School, Nallur on April 21, 2023. He played the percussion instrument continuously for 125 hours 18 minutes from April 16 - 21, 2023.

Youngest to Solve Most Varieties of Rubik's Cube

Eleven-year-old Surya Hariprasad (b August 8, 2011), son of Hariprasad V and Dr Vijayalakshmi H from Kerala, India, currently residing in Ipoh, Malaysia, successfully solved 65 distinct types of Rubik's cubes in 51 minutes 42 seconds on Dec 20, 2022, becoming the youngest and fastest to solve most varieties of cubes / twisty puzzles.

World's Longest Human Rights Banner

In connection with the inauguration of their Human Rights Education Club, the students and staff of GMM GHS School, Palakkad, Kerala, India created the longest human rights banner at the school premises on Dec 10, 2021, the Human Rights Day. The 530 m-long cloth banner had various topic-related concepts from the syllabus depicted on it.

Youngest to do Inline Skating, Hula Hoop and Rubik's Cubes Simultaneously

Ten-year-old Harry Paul (b July 1, 2011), son of Dayana & Paul George, East Fort, Thrissur, Kerala showcased his multi-tasking skills in a simultaneous performance of three activities at Nirmala Matha Central School, Thrissur on Oct 28, 2021. He solved five Rubik's Cubes in 1:28 minutes while doing inline skating and hula hoop.

Most hops over a ruler (30 sec)

Soham Mukherjee of New Delhi, India, currently a class 11 student at GEMS Wellington International School in Dubai, UAE, successfully set a world record by performing 101 side to side hops over a ruler in 30 seconds on April 25, 2020. He had in fact completed a total of 110 hops out of which 9 were discounted as invalid.

Assistant professor with most PG degrees/diplomas from a single university

Dr Vinod A S (b May 15, 1979), an Assistant Professor at the PG Department of Commerce and Research Centre, Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala has completed 11 postgraduate degree/diploma courses between 2003-2019 from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, becoming the person to hold most such certificates from a single university. He is also enrolled for two more such courses with the university, as on March 31, 2020.

Largest Erachi Pathiri

Ramesh M P (b June 5, 1951) of Cochin Bakery, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, assisted by a team of two, made a 5 × 2.5 ft Erachi Pathiri weighing 22 kg at Calicut Trade Centre, Kozhikode on Jan 30, 2020. They used various ingredients including rice flour, corn flour, chicken, egg and spices to complete it in 4 hours.

Largest stuffed bread

Ramesh M P (b June 5, 1951) of Cochin Bakery, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, assisted by a team of two, made a 10 ft long, 4.13-inch wide Stuffed Bread weighing 8 kg at Calicut Trade Centre, Kozhikode on Jan 29, 2020. They used various ingredients including maida, chicken, sugar, salt, vanaspati, yeast and spices to complete it in 5 hours.

Blindfolded run, ladder climbing and longest nonstop hits on hip by heel on headstand

Fifty-year-old Lt Colonel Laxmidhar Bhuyan (b May 4, 1971), despite a 20% disability due to heel bone fracture, performed a unique 3-in-1 world record at Gyani Stadium, Artillery Centre, Nasik Road Camp, Maharashtra on August 15, 2021. Blindfolded, he ran 100 m in 1 minute holding an Indian Tricolour, climbed a 20-ft ladder in 5 seconds and performed 13,986 hits on hip by heel standing on Sirshasana (headstand) in 1 hr 12 min 3 sec on top of a 20-ft ladder fitted on a Maruti Gypsy, moving at 40 kmph and against windspeed of 70 kmph.

Longest virtual relay reading marathon

Carmel Higher Secondary School, Chalakudy, Thrissur, Kerala successfully organized the longest online reading marathon involving 300 of its students who read selected texts in relay format on Google Meet for 13 hours from 8.30 am - 9.30 pm on July 17, 2021. Under the guidance of Principal Fr Jose Thanickal CMI and monitored by a team of teachers, the students read out texts from newspapers, stories, poems, biographies, classics and sacred scriptures in three languages – English, Hindi and Malayalam. The event was also live telecast on Carmel HSS News Channel.

Fastest recitation of squares of numbers (1-50)

Sreejith O S (b May 20, 1988) of Perumkadavila, Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala successfully completed reciting the squares of numbers 1 to 50 in just 23:66 seconds on June 24, 2021.

Fastest Rubik’s cube mosaic portrait (by a 14-year-old)

Advaidh Manazhy (b August 21, 2006) of Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala became the youngest to create a 123 × 95 cm mosaic portrait (inner dimension - 113 × 85 cm) of Swami Vivekananda using 300 Rubik’s cubes in just 30:28 minutes at Bhavan’s Adarsha Vidyalaya, Kakkanad on June 24, 2021.

Most cubes solved in 100 min (by a 14-year-old)

Advaidh Manazhy (b August 21, 2006) of Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala solved 1,147 Rubik’s cubes including 386 3×3 cubes and 761 2×2 cubes in 100 minutes at Bhavan’s Adarsha Vidyalaya, Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala on June 24, 2021, becoming the youngest to achieve it.

Longest ramp jump over 65 people

Captain Dishant Kataria (b Sept 25, 1993), captain of the motorcycle rider display team ‘Dare Devils’ of Corps of Signals, Indian Army successfully performed the world’s longest ramp jump over 65 lying people, covering a distance of 61.4 ft on a 200 cc unmodified Hero Xpulse motorcycle at Gouri Shankar Parade Ground, 1 Signal Training Centre, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh on Nov 10, 2020.

Heading student and teacher unions in a university

Dr. Neeraj Jain (b Nov 7, 1958), Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Lucknow University, UP holds the rare distinction of being the only person from a minority community to serve as president of the students union as well as the teachers association in the same university! He was elected the President of Lucknow University Students Union in 1989 and the President of Lucknow University Teachers Association for 2019-21.

Most hits on hip by heel on headstand

Lt Colonel Laxmidhar Bhuyan (b May 4, 1971), despite a 20% disability due to heel bone fracture, performed 13,725 hits on hip by heel while standing on Sirshasana (headstand) position in 1 hr 7 min 10 sec during the Army Day Parade at Gyani Stadium, Arty Centre, Nasik Road Camp, Maharashtra on Jan 15, 2021.

Longest bike ride sitting on tail light

L/Nk Misal Gajanan Bananrao (b April 20, 1992) of Dare Devils, the Motorcycle Rider Display Team of Corps of Signals, Indian Army covered 111 km in 2 hr 27 min 54 sec sitting on the tail light of a 350cc Royal Enfield motorcycle without any support at Gowri Shankar Parade Ground, 1 Signals Training Centre, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh on Dec 16, 2020.

Largest Indian Tricolour topping on a dish

Daddji Foundation, an NGO based in Mumbai, prepared 33-inch wide and 17-inch deep Tiranga khichdi with an image of the Indian Tricolour on top of it at Andheri East, Mumbai on August 15, 2018. The 150 kg dish was later distributed to around 4,000 people.

Most online certificates received on a single day

Giri Sankar H (b Oct 29, 1995) of Neyyatinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala obtained 30 online certificates on August 2, 2020, the largest number on a single day. Of these, 25 certificates were for healthcare related courses conducted by the World Health Organization and Harvard Medical School during the Covid-19 pandemic days.

Smallest origami butterfly

Bindhya S (b May 11, 1998) of Pallipad, Alappuzha, Kerala made a 4 mm-long, 6 mm-wide origami butterfly in less than 5 minutes on Dec 1, 2020. She used a 7×7 mm chart paper.

Most full knuckle push-ups in 1 minute

Shenil K P (b Nov 12, 2000) of Markarkandy, Kannur, Kerala, India performed 91 full knuckle push-ups in one minute at Sir Syed College, Taliparamba on Nov 25, 2020.

Fastest repetition of a tongue twister in 30 sec

Reeshma Mabaneesh (b August 23, 1988) of Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala, India repeated the tongue twister ‘Peter Piper Picked a Pumpkin’ 29 times in 30 seconds at her home on Nov 10, 2020, becoming the world’s fastest to do so.

Most front and back jumps over a hand-held stick (one minute)

K. Yogamanigandaprabhu (b April 21, 1986) of Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu performed 24 front and back jumps over a stick, held in his own hand, in one minute at Roopena Agrahara in Bengaluru, Karnataka on April 28, 2020. The exercise was based on Silambam technique, a traditional martial art form.

Fastest human calculator in the world

Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash (b Oct 13, 1999) of Hyderabad, Telangana, India became the first Asian and first non-European to win gold at the Mental Calculation World Championship at the Mind Sports Olympiad in London on August 15, 2020, beating 29 opponents from 13 countries. Known as the world's fastest human calculator, he finished 65 points ahead of everyone else! Bhanu who at 5 years had fractured his skull badly from a fall, worked on brain optimization to achieve an around 10 times faster mental processing of numbers than a regular brain.

Solving most Rubik’s cubes underwater in single breath

Holding his breath for 2 minutes 17 seconds inside a clear glass container filled with water, Illayaram Sekar (25) of Chennai, India solved six Rubik’s cubes on August 1, 2020 – also setting a new world record!

Different coloured eyes (female)

Karishma Mani (b March 7, 1990) of Adipur, Kutch, Gujarat has different eye colours by birth. She has hazel-coloured right eye (from her father who has both his eyes of this colour) and dark brown coloured left eye (from her mother whose both eyes are of this colour). This condition is called congenital heterochromic iridis with no systemic problems associated with it.

Largest Laughter Yoga Dance

Rangalakshmi Srinivasa (b Dec 23, 1966) of Srinaga in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India organized the world’s largest Laughter Yoga dance with 3,195 students from 29 schools performing the Yoga exercise in the form of dance for 5 minutes at National College Grounds, Basavana Gudi on July 6, 2019.

Most hops over a ruler (30 sec)

Soham Mukherjee of New Delhi, India, currently a class 11 student at GEMS Wellington International School in Dubai, UAE, successfully set a world record by performing 101 side to side hops over a ruler in 30 seconds on April 25, 2020. He had in fact completed a total of 110 hops out of which 9 were discounted as invalid.

Most fingers and toes on a person

Kumari Naik (75) of Kadapada village in Ganjam, Odisha, India has 19 toes and 12 fingers, the most digits on a living person in the world. Her condition, called polydactylism, is a birth defect in which a person develops extra fingers and toes. The record of most digits at birth, however, belongs to Akshat Saxena of Panwari, Budaun, UP, India, who had 34 digits – 14 fingers and 20 toes – as of March 2010. His extra digits were surgically removed later.

Fastest limbo-skating under 10 bars

Shristi Dharmendra Sharma (b July 4, 2004) of Umred, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India performed the world’s fastest limbo-skating under 10 bars of 12 inches, covering 9 metres in 1.72 seconds at Centre Point School, Wardhaman Nagar on Jan 28, 2020. She did it with a view to promote the message of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’. The event was organised by Aamvalley Sporting Association.

Smallest silver nilavilakku

Arjun M K (b March 23, 1995) and Arun M K (b Sept 13, 1998) of MK Gold Manufacturing & Sales, Nileshwar, Kasaragod, Kerala, India hand-made the world’s smallest silver nilavilakku/ kuthuvilakku, a traditional lamp of Kerala, measuring 1.4 cm in height and weighing 0.64 milligram in less than two hours on June 5, 2020.

Largest ‘lockdown’ marathon (indoors)

As a special tribute to the services of all health workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, Simbarth Happy Events, Ahmedabad, Gujarat organized ‘Lockdown Marathon 3.0’, a virtual run wherein 21 persons from across the country ran 12 hours inside their homes on May 12, 2020, the International Nurses Day.

World’s first ‘Mahabharat’ sari

Handloom saree manufacturer and trader Biren Kumar Basak (b May 16, 1951) of Fulia Chatkatala, Nadia, West Bengal, India made a 5.5 m-long ‘Mahabharat Jamdani saree (sari)’ depicting on it 43 scenes from the epic Mahabharata on Sept 1, 2019. The unique Dhakai work, using tussar silk as warp and Bangalore mulberry silk as weft, took him eight months to complete.

Largest Unnakkaya

Ramesh M P (b June 5, 1951) of Cochin Bakery, Kozhikode, Kerala, India made a 1.5 ft long Unnakkaya (a spindle shaped sweet dessert) weighing 3 kg at Calicut Trade Centre, Kozhikode on Jan 29, 2020. He used various ingredients including banana, coconut, sugar, cardamom, raisins, nuts and oil to complete it in 3 hours with assistance of a helper.

Largest Yule log cake

Ramesh M P (b June 5, 1951) of Cochin Bakery, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, assisted by a team of two, made an 8 ft long Yule Log Cake weighing 60 kg at Calicut Trade Centre, Kozhikode on Jan 29, 2020. They used various ingredients including maida, egg, coco-powder, fruit jam, margarine, powdered sugar and vanilla flavourings to complete it in 8 hours.

Largest Paneer cake

Ramesh M P (b June 5, 1951) of Cochin Bakery, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, assisted by a team of two, made a 5 kg Paneer Cake of 1.5 ft diameter at Calicut Trade Centre, Kozhikode on Jan 30, 2020. They used various ingredients including maida, paneer, vegetables, peanut, cheese, mayonnaise, salt, sugar and spices to complete it in 5 hours.

Largest vegetable cake

Ramesh M P (b June 5, 1951) of Cochin Bakery, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, assisted by a team of two, made a 5 kg Vegetable Cake of 1.5 ft diameter at Calicut Trade Centre, Kozhikode on Jan 29, 2020. They used various ingredients including maida, vegetables, peanut, cheese, mayonnaise, salt, sugar and spices to complete it in 3 hours.

Largest human kite formation

On the occasion of Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) and the birthday of Chairman & MD Falgunbhai Patel, The Sandesh Ltd, Ahmedabad, India organized a kite festival at Ashirwad Estate, Udhna Magdalla Road, Surat, Gujarat from 8.00 am to 1.00 pm on Jan 11, 2019, in which 710 special children (including mentally and physically challenged) stood on marked lines to form a 120 × 130 ft kite image.

First military museum by civilian

Subedar Dharmaji Khambe Memorial Museum at Dr Ambedkar Sanskrutik Bhavan, Pune, Maharashtra, set up by Sudhakar Dharmaji Khambe on April 9, 2000, houses more than 3,000 military articles related to Mahar Regiment of the Indian Army. It is the country’s first such military museum to be set up by a civilian. The museum has rare photographs, cap badges, shoulder titles, medals, uniforms etc, collected over the past 20 years.

Fastest making of pookkalam

Fastest making of pookkalam (artistic floor decoration with flowers) involving the least number of people was achieved by Lulu International Convention Centre, Thrissur, Kerala on August 17, 2010. A team of 100 children and 42 adults led by Praveen Symphony, Symphony Entertainments, Kochi created a 62.5 × 24.7 m (205 × 81 ft) pookkalam in just 155 minutes, including design drawing. It was created for Whirlpool India Ltd on the occasion of their 99th anniversary celebrations.

World’s biggest school bag

Starlite Bags, Pullazhi, Thrissur, Kerala, India created the world’s biggest school bag measuring 11.13 ft (3.39 m) long including pockets, 13.3 ft (4.05 m) high and 7.6 ft (2.32 m) wide on Dec 20, 2017. A team of seven, led by K J Thomas, completed the giant bag in 10 days, giving it the finishing of a normal school bag. They used 60 m polyester fabrics with PVC backing, 30 m zip, 45 m net, 7 m shoulder net, thermocol etc.

World’s longest banner

The United Democratic Front (UDF) of Kerala, India displayed a 70 km long and 1 m wide cloth banner along the national highway stretching from State Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram to District Collectorate Kollam on Feb 6, 2018. The banner bearing 1,08,43,450 signatures of common people, collected during a state-wide signature campaign led by Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala, was made up of smaller banners stitched together. It was displayed for 3 minutes with the help of around 20,000 people.

Most Yogasanas in shortest time

Seven-year-old A. Veera Thirupugazh of Alathur, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu successfully performed 100 yogasanas in 92 seconds at Komala Vilas Raju Hall, Pattukkottai on Jan 23, 2018. The record event was held as part of the 80th anniversary celebrations of Prajapita Brahmakumaris Ishwarya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur.

First Indian winner of International Arnis Championship

Dr Prashant Nair (V K), an orthodontist and actor currently based in Dubai, UAE, participated in the IVth Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) Hall of Fame Championship, an international Arnis full contact martial arts tournament, held at Makati on April 23, 2017 and won Gold Medal and the Overall Grand Championship title, becoming the first Indian to do so. The event had over 40 participants from 17 countries. Arnis is the traditional martial art form and national sport of the Philippines.

Most hand-made Ganesha idols in the world

Rama Satish Shah of Sion (West), Mumbai, who is devoted to making handmade idols th of Lord Ganesha completed making 3,78,000 such beautiful idols. Rama Satish Shah of Sion (West), Mumbai, who is devoted to making handmade idols of Lord Ganesha completed making 3,78,000 such beautiful idols, the largest collection in the world, as on June 30, 2017. For the past 17 years, she has been adding to her collection those unbreakable and washable idols of different shapes and sizes and made without mould.th in the world.

World’s smallest working drill machine

Gaya Prasad Agarwal, also known as Mangal Agarwal of Jaipur, Rajasthan made world’s smallest working drill machine with torch light, which can be operated on DC battery or using an AC adapter. It measures just 6.40 mm in width and 8.40 mm in length. It features a 0.5 mm bit and has a 6.93 × 4.90 mm motor handle.

Most henna stickers (self-designed)

S Barakath Nisha Sehu Abdul Kather of Ammapattinam, Tamil Nadu has the largest individual collection of more than 750 self-designed henna stickers, as of March 31, 2018.

Smallest Cricket bat

Amit Mukeshbhai Chauhan of Jamnagar, Gujarat made the smallest Cricket bat having dimensions of 8.39 × 1.85 mm on Dec 1, 2017. He took three days to complete the wooden miniature.

Largest & Widest Collection of Re 1 Notes

Arvind Kumar Pai (b March 22, 1986) of Cherthala, Kerala, who holds the largest year-wise collection of 11,111 one rupee notes, issued from 1949-2018, also has the widest such collection with at least three Re 1 notes of each year.

Longest marathon training

Dr Thomas K George, Director, LEAD College of Management, Palakkad, Kerala, India successfully set a new record in longest marathon training by conducting his own youth development programme titled ‘Turning Point’ continuously for 63 hours 09 minutes at Marian Academy of Management Studies, Kothamangalam, Kerala. A total of 59 students participated in the unique workshop which started at 6.03 am on Nov 22, 2017 and went on till 10.00 pm on Nov 24, 2017.

World’s largest Vishukkani

The world’s largest Vishukkani event took place at Sree Bhavaneeswara Temple of Palluruthy Veli, Kochi, Kerala on the day of Vishu festival on April 14, 2017. At around 5.00 pm, a group of 1,340 women, dressed in Kerala’s traditional Set Mundu and holding a ‘thalam’ (decorated plate), entered the temple gate and had the auspicious darshan of Vishukkani. They also received Vishu Kaineettam (blessed handouts) from the temple priest, following which some of them put up a Thiruvathira kali performance. The event was organised by P B Usha of Palarivattom, Kochi in association with A R Rakesh of Bengaluru. Later, a bank cheque of contributions for cancer patients, collected from the participants, was handed over to Dr Chitrathara, Oncologist, Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi.

Largest Christmas Crib

Holy Cross Shrine Church, Mapranam, a parish in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India made the largest Christmas Crib spread across an area of 5,261 sq m (1.3 acre) within the church campus during the Christmas season 2017. The giant crib created by a team of 50 young parishioners attracted hundreds of visitors from Dec 24, 2017 to Jan 7, 2018. It featured Nativity-related scenes including life-size statues of the Holy Family, angels, Santa Claus, Christmas tree, the City of Bethlehem, royal palace, Sea of Galilee, caves, jungle, hills, mountains, flowing stream, bridges, tree-house, large-size models of wild animals, dragon and an active volcano. A huge white star (12×12 m) with a 65 m long tail, 6.1 m (20 ft) tall Eiffel Tower, a modern township, airport, train, tunnel, lighthouse, boat service, video game wall etc were also part of the crib. Use of light and sound effects also added to the ambience.

World’s largest metal Picchi

As a tribute to Muni Shri Sudhasagarji Maharaj, leading luxury designers Amit Pabuwal, Kiran Pabuwal, Akshat Pabuwal and Arihant Pabuwal created the world’s largest metal Pichhi measuring 5 ft in Jaipur, Rajasthan The silver and gold plated Pichhi is a replica of the peacock feather broom carried by Jain monks, usually 8-12 inch in size. It was hand-crafted in 40 days using the traditional ‘chitai’ work.

World’s biggest and heaviest energy bar

A 50-member team from School of Hotel Management, Suresh Gyan Vihar University made the world’s biggest and heaviest energy bar – 12 ft long, 5 ft wide and 5 inches thick and weighing 125 kg – at Shilp Gram, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, Rajasthan on April 7, 2018. Ingredients included puffed rice (30 kg), dark chocolate (10 kg), flakes & oats (10 kg), jaggery (10 kg), peanuts (20 kg), almond (5 kg), cashew nut (5 kg), pistachio (5 kg), raisins (10 kg), liquid glucose (10 ltr), milk (10 ltr), fresh cream (5 ltr), white sesame seeds (5 kg) and desi ghee (10 kg).

24-hour skating by youngest team

District Roller Skating Welfare Association, Amritsar, Punjab organized ‘24 Hours On Wheels’, a first-of-its-kind non-stop skating event under the guidance of coach Anju Gupta at Kamal Palace, Amritsar from 10.30 am on June 22, 2017 to 10.30 am the next day. The event had 12 participants, aged 5-20 years, who skated together as a single group. Chirag Gupta, Adheesha Sanan, Mehak Gupta, Ghanika Sanan, Navya Arora, Armaan Singh, Yuvraj Mahajan, Rishika Sharma, Kashvi Sharma, Saksham Sharma, Pavit Loona and Yash Sapra were the 12 participants of the record event.

Most people whistling together

The Indian Whistlers’ Association (IWA) conducted the country’s largest musical whistling event at the Municipal Corporation Town Hall, Kochi, Kerala on Feb 25, 2018 under the leadership of Rigveda Deshpandey (Founder-President) and Jyothi Kamath (Spokesperson, Kerala Zone). A group of 150 whistlers from across the country and abroad whistled in unison the songs ‘Saare Jahan se Achha’ and ‘Hum Honge Kamyab’ using a karaoke track. The songs lasted 8 minutes, including the whistling part of 5 min 30 sec.

Longest Khelo India Multi-activity Skating Marathon

Shivganga Roller Skating Club, Belgavi, Karnataka, India organized the longest Khelo India Multi-activity Skating Marathon involving the largest number of participants at Shivganga Roller Skating Rink, Belgavi for 72 hours from 5.25 pm on May 31, 2018 to June 3, 2018. As part of the event 382 participants performed multiple sports and games on skates, including the longest relay Skateathon, completing 8,232 laps on a 200 m track.

First LEGO Great Ball Contraption

The LEGO Great Ball Contraption (GBC) with 34 different modules, built by Rohit Diesh (b 1974) of New Delhi and four Diesh siblings Charvi (b 2002), Sahir (b 2004) and twins Shekhar and Shravin (b 2008) at Shanti Niketan, New Delhi on June 15, 2017 is the country’s first and largest such GBC circuit made by children. The 3.6 × 5.4 m (12 × 18 ft) GBC circuit allows 14 mm balls pass through its length and get back to the start

Largest Chanakya parade

Dressed up as Chatur Chanakya, a group of 745 students from The Jain International School and Jain Toddlers, Jabinda Town, Aurangabad, Maharashtra staged the world’s largest Chanakya parade at the Divisional Sports Complex stadium, Garkheda on July 28, 2018. The children, aged between 3 – 13 years, also put up various singing and dancing programmes for 3:15 hours with an audience of 3,000 people in attendance.

Largest human formation of OM symbol

The world’s largest human image of OM symbol was formed by a group of 2,212 people at the Bangalore Palace Grounds in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India on Feb 18, 2018. The event was organised by Karnataka Aryavysya Mahamandali, Bengaluru under the leadership of Dr B Gireesh Kumar of Sri Veena Vani Music School.

Largest Ladies Haircut Carnival

The world’s largest ladies haircut ‘carnival’ in which a total of 1,150 women got their hair dressed in different styles in nine hours was accomplished by the Priti and Jay Beauty Salon Team on Sept 20, 2018. The event was organized and led by hairstylist couple Jayvijay Govind Nikam and Priti Nikam at their salon in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

Most Ladies Haircuts by a Couple

The world’s largest ladies haircut ‘carnival’ was organized by hairstylists Jayvijay Govind Nikam and wife Priti Nikam at their Priti and Jay Beauty Salon, Jalgaon, Maharashtra from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm on Sept 20, 2018. The couple gave haircuts of different styles to 651 women in 12 hours, setting a new world record in ladies’ hairstyling by a couple.

World’s longest Laughter Yoga class marathon

The world’s longest laughter yoga class marathon of 36:02 hours was accomplished by Dr Harish Rawat (b Feb 7, 1980), Founder-Lot of Laughter Yoga (LOL), and his team comprising Snigdha Banerjee, Dr Ankur Diwan, Akash Pandey, Rohan Mishra, Diksha Sachan and Madhu Goel at Community Centre, Kaushambi, Ghaziabad, UP, India on July 1, 2018. The event conducted in nine modules with various laughter exercises started at 9.35 am June 30, 2018 and ended at 9.37 pm the next day.

Most ladies haircuts by a couple (world record)

The world’s largest ladies haircut ‘carnival’ was organized by hairstylists Jayvijay Govind Nikam and wife Priti Nikam at their Priti and Jay Beauty Salon, Jalgaon, Maharashtra from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm on Sept 20, 2018. The couple gave haircuts of different styles to 651 women in 12 hours, setting a new world record in ladies’ hairstyling by a couple.

World’s largest ladies haircut carnival

The world’s largest ladies haircut ‘carnival’ in which a total of 1,150 women got their hair dressed in different styles in nine hours was accomplished by the Priti and Jay Beauty Salon Team on Sept 20, 2018. The event was organized and led by hairstylist couple Jayvijay Govind Nikam and Priti Nikam at their salon in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

Most front rolls in 1 minute, 1 hour by a girl

Most front rolls in 1 minute was achieved by Nikita Khyamsaria (b Dec 31, 2006) of Khyamsar, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, who completed 40 front rolls in 1 minute at the Sports Stadium, Jhunjhunu on Jan 17, 2017. She went on and created another record of 1,211 front rolls in 1 hour too!

Most Onathappans made in shortest time (world record)

To welcome Onam, the 10-day-long festival of Kerala, Christ College of Engineering, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala, India created a world record by making most Onathappans or clay pyramid structures in shortest time on August 13, 2018. A 200-member team comprising students, staff and management of the College made 1,000 Onathappans in just 90 minutes.

Most diyas lit simultaneously (world record)

During Ayodhya Deepostav 2018, organised to mark Diwali (Festival of Lights) celebrations in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India as many as 3,01,152 earthen oil lamps (diyas) were lit on the bank of River Sarayu on Nov 7, 2018.

Longest Birthday Card for a Prime Minister

Saint Sai Preschool, Maninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India made the longest birthday card for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to greet him on his birthday (September 17). The 216 ft long and 3 ft wide card, prepared by teachers and kids of the preschool, was displayed at Kankaria Lake, Ahmedabad on Sept 16, 2018.

Most hair donations in shortest time

As part of its Ruby Jubilee (1978-2018) celebrations, Bharathamatha Higher Secondary School, Chandranagar, Palakkad, Kerala organized a mass hair donation camp for cancer patients at the school premises on December 8, 2018. With 322 persons turning up for hair donation from 11.30 am – 12.00 noon, the event set a new record – Most people donating hair in shortest time. The collected hair, weighing 10.02 kg, was handed over to the NGO, Hair Bank – Thrissur to make wigs for cancer patients.

World’s longest temple flag

The District Administration, Panchmahal in association with Labh Decorators, Ahmedabad unfurled the world’s longest temple flag, 2,964 metres in length, at Pavagadh Temple in Godhra, Gujarat, India on Dec 21, 2018. The triangular flag of Mahakali Mataji, with a width of 9 feet (2.74 m) narrowing down to 2 feet (61 cm), was made of Chanderi fabric. As many as 1,864 persons were involved in the event, held as part of Panch Mahotsav 2018-19 celebrations.

Largest collection of Parker pens

World’s largest exclusive collection of Parker pens belongs to Apoorv Krishn Bajpai (b August 13, 2001) of Kalyanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, who has 660 Parker pens in his possession, as on Jan 31, 2019.

Longest storification session

Manu K S (b Nov 26, 1988), a management trainer from Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India, successfully completed the world’s longest storification session at LEAD College of Management, Dhoni, Palakkad, starting at 9.33 am and ending at 7.33 pm on Feb 4, 2019. The 10-hour session was attended by 24 participants who learned how to generate stories to study better, plan and execute better, set goals better etc.

Most magicians performing the Blooming Blossom trick simultaneously

The world record of most magicians performing the Blooming Blossom trick simultaneously at a single venue was achieved by a group of 269 magicians who performed the magic trick in one minute at Sopanam Auditorium, Kollam, Kerala, India on April 28, 2019. The event was organized by the Kollam Magicians’ Association under the leadership of magician Sunil Masmara and R C Bose.

Largest same birthday gathering

The world’s largest gathering of people celebrating their birthday on the same day at a single venue was organized by Atul Bakery, Multigrain Food Pvt Ltd, Surat, Gujarat on Sept 17, 2018, the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The event held at Surat International Exhibition & Convention Centre registered a participation of 711 persons sharing the same birthday. The celebrations continued for 12 minutes 8 seconds. The organizers also gifted the birthday participants with a Royal Chocolate cake and mineral water besides entertainments and traditional & theme-based dance performances, all free of cost.

Unique coin collection

Satish Singhal (b June 30, 1962) of Faridabad, Haryana has a collection of 48 varieties of Rs 2 coins and 19 varieties of 20-paise coins, as of Dec 15, 2018. His collection also includes 67 different types of Rs 5 coins, 24 varieties of Rs 10 coins, 44 varieties of 10-paise coins and 13 varieties of 2-paise coins.

World’s longest saree/ sari

Handloom saree manufacturer and trader Biren Kumar Basak (b May 16, 1951) of Fulia, Nadia, West Bengal, India made the world’s longest saree (sari) on May 25, 2018. The 3,726.43 m (12,225.83 ft) long and 1.23 m (4.04 ft) wide saree, made of Surat/Kota hosiery staple yarn, was in the three colours of the Indian Flag. It took him and 20 helpers more than eight months to complete it.

Most double-leg skips in one minute (female)

Aditi Ambadas Sanap (b Feb 1, 2001) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra completed 246 double-leg skips in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 25, 2019.

Most deep squats in one minute (female)

Janhavi Ambadas Sanap (b March 23, 2006) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra completed 73 deep squats in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 25, 2019.

Most sit-ups in one minute (female)

Aditi Ambadas Sanap (b Feb 1, 2001) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra performed 63 sit-ups in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 26, 2019.

Most squat thrusts in one minute

Sounak Supriya Sen (b August 14, 2005) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra performed 68 squat thrusts in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 26, 2019.

Most alternate toe touches in one minute

Shrish Prakash Alva (b April 27, 2006) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra completed 140 alternate toe touches in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 26, 2019.

Most jumping jacks in one minute

Vinit Dnyandeep Patil (b August 8, 2007) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra performed 112 jumping jacks in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 25, 2019.

Most astride jumps in one minute

Adarsh Pal (b Jan 5, 1998) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra performed 166 astride jumps in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 25, 2019.

Most squat jumps in one minute

Adarsh Pal (b Jan 5, 1998) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra performed 75 squat jumps in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 26, 2019.

Most cross-hand rope skips in one minute (female)

Shravani Yogesh Bhuran (b August 25, 2005) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra completed 90 cross-hand rope skips in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 25, 2019.

Most front/forward rolls in one minute

Jayvardhan Sinhajirao Gaikwad (b March 30, 2006) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra performed 67 forward rolls in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 26, 2019.

Most single arm rotations in one minute (female)

Dipti Pant (b Dec 3, 2003) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra completed 144 single arm rotations in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 25, 2019.

Most single arm rotations in one minute

Kabir Pant (b Sept 1, 2009) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra performed 183 single arm rotations in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 25, 2019.

Most jumping jacks in one minute (female)

Bhumika Pant (b Dec 3, 2005) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra performed 110 jumping jacks in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 25, 2019.

Most alternate toe touches in one minute (female)

Vedika Pramod Bhosale (b June 27, 2009) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra performed 140 alternate toe touches in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 26, 2019.

Most side bends in one minute

Harshith Sivaganesan (b August 8, 2008) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra completed 93 side bends in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 25, 2019.

Most alternate squat thrusts in one minute

Kartik S Choudhary (b Nov 15, 2011) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra completed 162 alternate squat thrusts in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 25, 2019.

Most side sit-ups in one minute

Kartik S Choudhary (b Nov 15, 2011) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra performed 128 side sit-ups in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 26, 2019.

Most body skips in one minute

Jiya S Choudhary (b Jan 14, 2008) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra performed 51 body skips in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 26, 2019.

Most leg lifts in one hour

Bibhuti Bhushan Nayak (b July 15, 1968) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra performed 1,405 leg lifts in an hour at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli from 9.17 am on May 12, 2019.

Most single bar push-ups with raised leg (one minute)

Bibhuti Bhushan Nayak (b July 15, 1968) of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra performed 63 single bar push-ups on a parallel bar frame, with one leg raised, in one minute at DJ Farmhouse, Airoli on May 19, 2019.

Largest collection of baby hair clips

S Sana Fathima (b Oct 14, 2014) of Ammapattinam, Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu has the largest individual collection of 1,200 baby hair clips as of March 31, 2019.

Longest performance by most skaters

To promote ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ programme of the Govt of India, Shivganga Roller Skating Club, Belgavi, Karnataka, India organized the longest performance on skates by most participants at Shivganga Roller Skating Club in four days from May 30 – June 3, 2019. As part of the event a team of 312 skaters performed multiple games for 96 hours, covering 2,027 km in 10,125 laps on a 200-m track. The games included ice & water, poshma, lagore, roller dorbe, musical chair, kho-kho, hockey, dog & the bone, kabbadi, throw ball etc.

Most handmade Ganesha idols

Rama Satish Shah (b Nov 8, 1961) of Sion-West, Mumbai holds the world’s largest collection of handmade idols of Lord Ganesha in different shapes and sizes, as of May 31, 2019. Over the past 19 years, she has made 4,25,007 such beautiful idols without using a mould, and even blindfolded!

Fastest making of Mudichi gold chain manually

Goldsmith Anandan Achari P G (b Dec 3, 1967) of Thiruvamkulam in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India made a 24-inch-long gold chain (Mudichi) manually in just 19 hours 10 minutes from 10.00 am on Sept 29, 2019, setting a new world record. He did not use any machinery to complete the 916 gold chain weighing 40 grams.

Biggest set of Durga Puja idols made of matchsticks

Sanjib Basak (b Oct 21, 1983) of Dhubri, Assam created a 12 ft high, 14 ft long and 2 ft wide set of goddess Durga statue (including Kartikeya, Ganesha, Saraswati and Lakshmi) made of matchsticks and exhibited it at the Vivekananda Durga Puja Committee Pandal, Dhubri from Oct 16-18, 2018.

One-minute wall sit with 100 kg by a woman

Shaleni Banthia (b Feb 23, 1974) of Mahendru Enclave, Delhi successfully performed one-minute wall sit, holding 100 kg weight on her lap at Athlesis Gym, Ashok Vihar, Delhi on August 20, 2019.

Most students making science models in 1 hour

To promote the concept of ‘learning by doing’, Shalom Health and Educare, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra in association with Ryan International Group of Schools organized an hour-long event in which a group of 3,366 students made various science models at St Lawrence High School, Vashi from 9.00 am on Dec 6, 2019, making it the world’s largest such event.

Largest birthday celebration at multiple venues

To mark the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Atul Bakery (Multigrain Food Pvt Ltd), Surat, Gujarat organized ‘Atulya Shakti Divas’, the world’s largest birthday celebration at multiple venues on Sept 17, 2019. The celebration involved 14,623 children, who were served with dry cakes and other healthy bakery products, at 215 locations across Vadodara city and South Gujarat.

Most dishes cooked in one hour

Santhosh Mazhuvinmel Padmanabhan (b August 21, 1958) of Vadayar, Kottayam, Kerala cooked 33 dishes in 58 minutes from 3.00 pm on May 27, 2018. He used 11 burners, oven and grinder to do it simultaneously. The event held at Vattathara Residence hall, Vaikom was organized by the Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samiti, Vaikom.

Longest cooking marathon (individual)

Chef Lata Tondon of Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India successfully completed the world’s longest cooking marathon of 87 hr 45 min at Hotel Star, Rewa on Sept 3, 2019. She had started it at 9.00 am on Sept 3, 2019.

Most accommodations provided for pilgrims

For their temple festival celebrated from Dec 18-22, 2019, Kadva Patidar Kuldevi Shree Umiya Mataji Sansthan, Unjha, Mehsana, Gujarat, India provided accommodation for 20,000 pilgrims at a time, making it the world’s largest number of accommodations for pilgrims provided by the event organizer.

Largest green carpet covered area

The largest green carpet covered area in the world, measuring 300 acres, was achieved by Kadva Patidar Kuldevi Shree Umiya Mataji Sansthan, Unjha, Mehsana, Gujarat, India as part of their temple festival celebration at Unjha from Dec 18-22, 2019.

Most handmade laddus for a religious function

For their temple festival celebration during Dec 18-22, 2019, Kadva Patidar Kuldevi Shree Umiya Mataji Sansthan, Unjha, Mehsana, Gujarat, India prepared 16.8 lakh pieces of laddu, making it the world’s largest number of laddus made by hand for a religious function.

Most people served lunch in a day

Kadva Patidar Kuldevi Shree Umiya Mataji Sansthan, Unjha, Mehsana, Gujarat, India served vegetarian lunch to 2,00,000 devotees a day during their temple festival celebration from Dec 18-22, 2019.

Largest serving of tea in a day

As part of their temple festival from Dec 18-22, 2019, Kadva Patidar Kuldevi Shree Umiya Mataji Sansthan, Unjha, Mehsana, Gujarat, India served 21,000 litres of tea a day, making it the world’s largest serving of cuppa.

Most invitations distributed for a single event

For their temple festival celebration during Dec 18-22, 2019, Kadva Patidar Kuldevi Shree Umiya Mataji Sansthan, Unjha, Mehsana, Gujarat, India hand distributed over 10,00,000 invitations, setting a new world record.

Largest area covered for a religious event

Kadva Patidar Kuldevi Shree Umiya Mataji Sansthan, Unjha, Mehsana, Gujarat, India covered 500 acres of land for their temple festival celebrations held at Unjha from Dec 18-22, 2019.

Most Chandi Path chants in a day

Most Chandi Path chants in a day under a single roof was achieved by 1,100 brahmins who chanted one lakh Chandi Paths on Dec 18, 2019 as part of the temple festival organized by Kadva Patidar Kuldevi Shree Umiya Mataji Sansthan, Unjha, Mehsana, Gujarat, India.

Most people brushing teeth simultaneously at a single venue

The world record of most people brushing teeth simultaneously at a single venue was created by Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Nov 7, 2019 in order to spread awareness on oral hygiene. The event in which 26,382 tribal students brushed their teeth was organized by Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences in association with Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry and Colgate Palmolive India Ltd.