Limca Book Records for breaks beer bottles on own head

A youth in Orissa has broken at least 185 beer bottles on his head and about 100 tube lights on his body in an attempt to create a new world record.

Ramiya Ranjan Parida, a 20-year-old from Malkangiri, some 700 km from here, demonstrated his feat to hundreds of people in his hometown Wednesday, eyewitnesses said.At the beginning of his stunt, two of Parida's aides beat him up with old tube lights one by one and smashed at least 100 tube lights in the process, Binash Kumar Mishra, a local martial art trainer, told IANS.

After that Parida himself picked up empty beer bottles kept on a table and broke them one by one on his head, Mishra said and added that he broke at least 185 bottles. Parida took just nine minutes and five seconds to break all the tube lights and beer bottles, he added.

"I have been practising it for the past several months and hoped to create a world record," Parida, who teaches martial arts to children in the same town, told IANS over telephone.

"It is the inner confidence that helped me to do the amazing stunt."
He said his feat has been recorded and would be sent to Limca book of records.
Rakesh Kumar Ludam, assistant surgeon of a nearby hospital, who examined Parida before and after, said: "Although he sustained some minor injuries on his head and body, he was absolutely normal after performing such a dangerous stunt. I am really surprised." (IANS)

World’s longest singing marathon India

The Kalaangann near Shaktinagar in Mangalore all set to host Konkani Nirantari, world’s longest singing marathon by multiple singers to create history on January 26 and 27, 2008

The Konkani Nirantari will be organised by the Mandd Sobhann, a Konkani cultural organisation, in order to break the existing Guinness world record of 36 hours marathon singing, standing in the name Communidade Evangelica Luterana Sao Paulo of Brazil.

A total of 44 groups with around 1,500 singers from various parts of the nation will sing 600 Konkani songs one after another for a non-stop 40 hours as per Guinness World Records norms. The marathon singing will start at 6 am on January 26 and will continue till 10 pm on January 27.

Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Mandd Sobhann director Eric Ozario said that the judge from Guinness World Records, London, Keith Pullin would present to witness and certify the attempt.

There would be only 30 seconds gap between two songs and each group would sing continuously for one hour without break, he said adding that a singer performed in one group would not be allowed to perform again in another group.

Ozario said that teams from Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Udupi and singers from Gulf would participate in the mega event. “Taking Konkani to international heights is the objective behind organising the Konkani Nirantari,’’ he added.

Mangalore Biship Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza would inaugurate the event and bless the occasion while Ryan’s International Educational Institutions, Mumbai chief Grace Pinto would be the chief guest at the closing ceremony, Ozario informed.

NRI entrepreneur Ronald Colaco, Krishna Dairy managing director Pradeep G Pai and Guinness World Records tm, London Adjudicator Keith Pullin would be present.

Two Guinness Book Records for Hindu Temple India

In a rare event member of the main management committee of the Guinness World Records flew down to Ahmedabad to present certificates of two world records created by BAPS, a sub-sect of Swaminarayan. His visit marked the 87th birthday of Pramukh Swami, the head of the BAPS.

Bochasanwasi Akhsar Purushottam Sansthan which is celebrating its centenary has set up a record with its head consecrating as many as 713 temples in five continents in a 26 year span starting April 1971.

This includes its temple in New Delhi which is adjudged as the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple by the Guinness World Records. This temple was consecrated on November 6, 2005.

Michael Whitty, senior member of the main management committee presented certificates of these two world records to the Pramukh Swami at the venue of centenary celebrations in Chandkheda on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India.