The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday shared pictures as over 22 lakh diyas were lit in Ayodhya on the eve of Diwali. "A [Guinness] World Record was again created with a series of 22 lakh 23 thousand diyas...in the spiritual city of...Ayodhya," a post on X read. Last year, over 15 lakh diyas were lit in Ayodhya on Diwali eve.