The greatest attendance at a cricket match is about 394,000 for the Test between India and England at Eden Gardens, Calcutta (now Kolkata), India on 1-6 January 1982. The record for a Test series is 933,513 for Australia v. England (five matches) in 1936-37. The greatest recorded attendance at a cricket match on one day was 90,800 on the second day of the Test between Australia and the West Indies at Melbourne on 11 February 1961. The English match record is 159,000 for England v.
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The largest backwards walk consists of 1,107 participants and was achieved by Prestige Institute of Management and Research (India) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, on 2 March 2014. The attempt was part of an annual entrepreneurship week with a theme of “Innovating India.”
The largest bamboo dance (Cheraw) was achieved by 10,736 dancers during an event organised by the Government of Mizoram, in Aizawl, Mizoram, India, on 12 March 2010. Mizoram’ literally means land of the Mizo people. Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India. It shares land borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and the Chin State of Myanmar. The largest bamboo dance took place the day after the Chapchar Kut festival. This
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The largest bhangra dance included 2,100 participants and was achieved by The Art of Living Foundation (India) at the Punjab Agricultural University Campus, Ludhiana, India, on 11 November 2010. More than 25,000 spectators attended the event including local media and politicians.
The largest biryani dish weighed 14.060 tonnes (30,996 lb) and was prepared by Kohinoor Foods Ltd. (India) in Delhi, India, on 1 March 2008.
A malignant bone tumor weighing 16.5 kg (36 lb 6 oz) was removed from the right femur of 35-year-old Naresh Kumar (india) by Dr. B.K.S.Sanjay (India) on 10 March 2002 at the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, Uttaracghal, India. The tumour had a maximum length of 45 cm (17.7 in) and was 30 cm (11.8 in) wide.
The largest Bollywood dance is by 4,428 people and was achieved by Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd – Dance India Dance show (India) at the Somaiyya College, Mumbai, India on 1 March 2012. Record attempt was organised at Somaiyya College ground, Mumbai.Majority of the participants were school students.
The largest buffet consisted of 5,612 different dishes in an event organised by the Art of Living Foundation (India) at Sri Sri Dham, Ahmedabad, India, on 2 November 2010. The food was prepared by Sri Sri Ayurveda Cooker Club for a large crowd.
The largest business lesson was attended by 2,222 participants and taught by Dr. S. L. Narayana (India) at Alphores Academic Campus, in Karimnager, Andhra Pradesh, India, on 17 September 2013.
The largest Christmas star ornament measures 31.59 m (103 ft 8 in) tall and was achieved by Apple A Day Properties (India) and unveiled in Kochi, Kerala, India, on 31 December 2009.