Lord Baladevjew’s chariot in Keonjhar tallest in world

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Dec 31, 2018 at 4:17 PM Updated On : Dec 31, 2018 at 4:20 PM

Keonjhar: The chariot of Lord Baladevjew in Keonjhar district is the tallest one in the world, as per a survey of the Global Records and Research Foundation (GRRF).

Besides GRRF, Asia Pacific and Indian National Records have also recognized the 72-feet Ratha as the tallest in the world. The agencies also claimed that the height of the Ratha is taller than the one in Puri.

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Worth mentioning, the district administration had been demanding for the recognition and even applied for the same. Accepting the application, a special team of GRRF headed by its chief Manmohan Rawat had recently visited the Baladevjew temple in Keonjhar for an inspection on December 25.

The team later submitted a report to the research committee, following which the GRRF gave the recognition to chariot.

Expressing pleasure over the achievement, Keonjhar Sub-collector Somnath Pradhan said application will be sent to feature the Ratha in Guinness World Records.