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Largest parade of Maruti Suzuki cars

The largest parade of Maruti Suzuki Cars was 342 and was achieved by Maruti Suzuki Swift (India) at the Leisure Valley, Gurgaon, Delhi, India, on 30 May 2010. To celebrate Maruti Suzuki Swift’s 5th anniversary, this attempt took place in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai simultaneously and the initial idea was for the record to be shared between the 3 cities with 555 cars each. Unfortunately Mumbai and Chennai were unsuccessful in their attempts so Delhi was awarded the record with 342 participants. The length of Continue reading →

Largest reinforced concrete cement flat roof span

The Satsang Hall within the Govind Devji´s Temple, Jaipur, India, has a reinforced concrete cement flat roof with a single span of 36.27 metres (119 ft). It was designed and constructed by N. M. Roof Designers Ltd, and the hall was dedicated to the public on 23 July 2009. The hall stands on 8 columns at the periphery.

Largest river island

Majuli in the Brahmaputra River in north east India covers an area of around 880 km² (340 miles²). Due to the frequent flooding of the Brahmaputra Majuli suffers heavy erosion. In the last 30-40 years it is estimated that it has lost around one third of its area. Majuli is home to around 160,000 people.

Largest roti / chapati

The largest chapati weighed 63.99 kg (141 lb 1 oz) and was made by the Shree Jalarm Mandir Jirnodhar Samitee organisation at the Jalaram Temple, Jamnagar, India on 15 January 2005. A chapati (also spelled chapatti) is an Indian bread eaten in South Asia.

Largest ruby

The largest Ruby weighs 21,955 g (48 lbs 6.43 oz) and measures 310 x 165 x 140 mm (12.20 x 6.49 x 5.51 in) owned by Rajiv Golcha (India) officially measured in Bangalore, India, on 3 June 2009. The ruby has been named “The King Ruby” and is held in the Prestige Gems & Jewels showroom in India.

Largest sand painting

The largest sand painting measured 9,028 m² (97,176.19 ft²) and was created by over 2,500 participants organised by the Brahma Kumaris (India) at Firodia School in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India, on 26 November 2010. The theme of the painting was “Peace.”

Largest satchel

The largest satchel measures 4.17 m (13 ft 8 in) long, 2.87 m ( 9 ft 5 in) tall and 1.27 m (4 ft 2 in) deep and was created by Yogeshbhai Thakorbhai Chavda (India) and was presented and measured in Kadod, Gujarat, India, on 12 June 2011. The satchel had 6 pockets and the strap was 15.24 m (50 ft).