LUCKNOW, Sept. 1 -- The Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya this year will be grander than last year as the local administration has planned to break last year's Guinness World record of lighting 25 lakh diyas (earthen lamps) at Ram Ki Paidi. This year, Deepotsav will be celebrated a day before Diwali on October 19. The Yogi government has been celebrating Deepotsav in Ayodhya since 2017 when it came to power in the state. Ayodhya administration and the Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, will convene a meeting shortly to set a target of lighting diyas on this Deepotsav. The event promises to be grander than previous years, with a laser show, drone display and millions of lamps lighting Ram Ki Paidi and other ghats in the temple town. According to Ayodhya mayor Girish Pati Tripathi, to make the event more attractive and memorable, a special task force has been formed in coordination with the Avadh University and various departments. Ayodhya DM Nikhil Tikaram Funde said like previous years, Ram Ki Paidi will be the main venue for Deepotsav this year too. Last year, the target was set to light 25 lakh diyas and this year, the number is still being discussed. A final decision will be made within a week. Avadh University will help determine the locations for lamp lighting on Ram Ki Paidi and special mapping will be done for this purpose. The DM emphasised that a plan has been put in place to prevent incidents like the one in 2023 where some miscreants had removed oil from lamps....