Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Tay Ninh Sun Joint Stock Company- Sun World Tay Ninh Branch, set a record for  setting up the tallest bronze Guanyin Buddha statue atop a mountain. This bronze  Guanyin Buddha statue stands 49.356 m tall, including a bronze lotus pedestal  measuring 6.2 m high, located on Ba Den Mountain (the mountain is 986 m high) in  Tay Ninh, Vietnam. The record stands confirmed on January 19, 2021.

Vu Duc Dong (born on July 11, 1972) of Dong Thap Province, Vietnam, set a record for possessing Dai Long Ky Moc – the ancient ornamental Sop tree (Ficus subpisocarpa) in the shape of a dragon, which has a unique shape in all of Asia. The Sop tree (Ficus subpisocarpa) is 12 meters in length with a horizontal trunk and branches bent in ancient ornamental style. The structure of the tree is similar to a winding dragon flying upward in the sky, as confirmed on June 30, 2021.

Enterprise of Mumbai, Maharashtra, set a record for being the first to generate maximum solar energy on advertisement billboards with installations covering 11675 sq. ft. spread across 17 locations to create clean renewable energy for the Indian Railways, as confirmed on January 29, 2022.

Insaf Mohamed (born on September 15, 2010) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for floating on water for the longest duration. He floated on water for 1 hour, 11 minutes and 14 seconds at the age of 11 years, 3 months and 15 days, as confirmed on January 3, 2022.

Bikram Sutradhar (born on November 9, 1994) of Tripura, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for recalling the values of square root of two up to 325 digits in 57 seconds and 68 milliseconds, as confirmed on January 7, 2022.

Nihad Panju (born on September 25, 1990) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for completing the maximum number of half marathons by a person with Hemiplegia. He completed 7 half marathons from 2012 to 2021 despite a left sided Hemiplegia (a partial paralysis caused by a brain injury), as confirmed on January 21, 2022.

Ishank Narware (born on March 24, 2015) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite the names of all the Asian countries. He speedily recited the names of all the 48 Asian countries in 18 seconds and 44 milliseconds at the age of 6 years, 8 months and 16 days, as confirmed on December 9, 2021.

Mohit Jangra (born on August 7, 1997) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for making the maximum number of paper shoes. He made 97 different shoes with paper to promote paper craft, as confirmed on January 15, 2022.

Madhav Mantri (born on September 15, 2012) of Delhi, India, set a record for reciting the maximum number of shlokas on Lord Shiva. He recited 103 shlokas in 20 minutes and 55 seconds at the age of 9 years and 3 months, as confirmed on January 5, 2022.

Yuvaan Gupta (born on October 10, 2017) of Haryana, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for recalling large number names. He recalled 63 number names from one to thousand novemquinquagintillion in 1 minute and 27 seconds at the age of 4 years and 2 months, as confirmed on December 10, 2021.