LARGEST COLLECTION OF TRADITIONAL DIYAS (LAMPS)

 LARGEST COLLECTION OF TRADITIONAL DIYAS (LAMPS)

Makarand Shantaram Karandikar (born on January 8, 1950) a renowned artist of Mumbai, Maharashtra, collected a total of 1000+ Diyas (lamps) from across the world based on some principles of all major religions in different materials like brass, silver, copper, wood, etc, and set a New World Records on 8th November 2020. His collection includes 2 inches smallest lamp & 8.5 Feet tallest Samai Lamp and many interesting and rare lamps like Shadow Lamp, Kanduk Deep based on the Gyroscopic Principle, Ashtvinayak Lamp, Guru Shishya Lamp, Humphrey Davy’s Safety Lamp which saved the lives of thousands of miners, Alladin’s Genie Lamp, etc.

Paavan S.

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