Vadodara makes longest painting, attempts to set a new world record (Video)

By our correspondent, Vadodara, 3 February 2013

On the occasion of Pushya Bahula Saptami which is according to Hindu calendar a 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, more than 35,750 children today made the world’s longest painting. As many as 1,50,000 people were present at the venue to cheer the participants.

The painting is 17.855 15 km long and it has created a new world record. More than 10,000 liter colors were used in making of this painting.

The event kicked off with the first rays of sun when children started gathering. There was a situation of traffic jam before 5.00 am outside the venue. The children were asked to start painting at 8.00 am and by 9.50 am the task was over. Total 60 rows were formed in Vadodara’s Samata ground where the event took place. The total size of painting is 12.5 lakh sq ft. More than 100 schools of Vadodara participated in this event.

The theme of the painting is ‘Swami Vivekananda and my vision of India’.

It should be mentioned here that in the past Vadodara had made a record of the longest painting of the world, but later Egypt broke this record. Now Vadodara has again attempted to set a new record.

The city of Vadodara recently had made another world record of creating a human torch(watch Video).