Author: ABR Team

AYUSH TV of Bengaluru, Karnataka, set the record for the recitation of Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra for the longest duration. The 24-hour chanting commenced on the auspicious day of Mahashivaratri, February 26, 2025, at 7 AM, and continued uninterrupted until February 27, 2025, at 7 AM. The recitation took place in front of 52 Spatika Lingams, with the presence of holy water from the Maha Kumbh Triveni Sangam, creating a spiritually charged atmosphere, as confirmed on February 26, 2025.

Divya Jyoti Ved Mandir (DJVM) of Rohini, Delhi set the record for organizing the Largest Rudri Path Relay by Vedic Scholars. From January 14, 2025 to February 16, 2025, 566 Vedic Scholars came together for a Rudri Path Relay’, organised in the Mahakumbh, 2025, in Prayagraj. A total of 26,42,409 Vedic Mantras were chanted, including 11,151 recitations of the Shukla Yajurvediya Rudra Ashtadhyayi Path, totaling 794 hours. Aligning with the UN-SDGs and the objectives of India’s Ministry of AYUSH, the chants promoted environmental purification and mental well-being, as confirmed on February 16, 2025.

The team of VR Punjab (Mohali) of Punjab, India, set a record for making the largest fabric painting depicting India’s freedom movement. They made a large fabric painting (measuring 160 feet x 10 feet) depicting India’s freedom movement with the timeline ‘Iconic Freedom Fighters’ (under the guidance of artist Dr Uma Sharma and the team of Indian Creative Unity), as confirmed on January 24, 2025.

Duttashray Charitable Trust of Gujarat, India set the record for performing maximum yagna dedicated to Lord Hanuman at single location, under the guidance of Acharya Bhavin Pandya and Acharya Manan Pandya. A total of 1008 yagnas were ignited with numerous offerings while a large number of scholars, acharyas, and priests chanted Vedic mantras, filling the atmosphere with sacred vibrations. The event was further enriched by countless recitations of Hanuman Ji’s hymns and an extensive chanting of powerful mantras, amplifying the spiritual essence of the yagna, as confirmed on February 22, 2025.

Satheesh Gopinathu (born on March 21, 1985) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for completing a 70.3-mile (113.14 km) triathlon (featuring a 1.9 km swim, a 90 km cycle ride and a 21.1 km run) 3 times in 24 hours on December 1, 2024 from 12 am to 11.59 pm at Dubai, as confirmed on January 4, 2025.

Sri Chamundeshwari Basavapparavara Punyakshetra in Ramanagara, Karnataka, India, set a record for the ‘Tallest Idol of Goddess Sri Chamundeshwari Made Using Different Metals’. The tallest idol measuring 36 feet in height, is crafted from an alloy of copper, brass, gold, silver, and iron featuring 18 arms, each holding different weapons and symbolizing divine power and protection. The idol measuring 60-feet tall from the ground (including 24-feet pedestal) is located in the temple’s open courtyard. Thousands of devotees visit the temple to share their struggles and seek blessings from the Goddess, as confirmed on January 26, 2025.

Archana Yogesh Kulkarni of Sangli, Maharashtra, India, set a record ‘Maximum Number of Women Performed Moon Salutation at the Same Time.’ To do the yogic asanas, a total of 1,027 women came together and performed numerous moon salutations (Chandra Namaskar), where each salutation is a sequence of different yogic asanas that were performed in a definite sequence and required a base time of 50 seconds, as confirmed on February 9, 2025.

Vyom Kalpesh Patel (born on January 18, 2019) of Maharashtra, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for running on a 400-metre synthetic athletic track in 2 minutes and 29 seconds, at the age of 5 years and 11 months, as confirmed on December 31, 2024.

I. Bheemanth (born on March 22, 2017) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for recalling 37 abbreviations with full forms in one minute, at the age of 7 years and 9 months, as confirmed on January 16, 2025.

Nathan Serrao (born on December 13, 2019) of Maharashtra, India (currently residing in UAE), is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for solving and writing the answers of 50 addition and subtraction sums (consisting of single and double digits) on a sheet of paper in 4 minutes and 44 seconds, using a pencil, at the age of 4 years and 9 months, as confirmed on November 22, 2024.