Laksha Gala Sankeertanarchana (

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: లక్షగళ సంకీర్తనార్చన) was a record-breaking mass singing event held on 10 May 2009 at Parade Grounds in

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. An association called Silicon Andhra in association with

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(TTD) and the Department of Culture,

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held the event. Over 160,000 singers of all ages prominently with representation from the youth sang at once in one voice the following

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Keerthans thereby establishing a

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. *Bhavamulona *Bramhakadigina Padamu *Enthamatramuna *Podagantimayya *Kondalalo nelakonna *Narayanathe Namo Namo *Muddugare Yashoda. Though the intended group size was 100,000 the group was estimated as 160,000.ప్రపంచ సాంస్కృతిక చరిత్రను తిరగరాసిన సిలికానాంధ్ర వారి 'లక్షగళ సంకీర్తనార్చన', తెలుగు విద్యార్థి జూన్ 2009 సంచికలో ప్రచురించిన వ్యాసం.

Guinness Record

Guinness World Records official Raymond Marshall announced the record break. The previous record was established in then Germany by a choir of 60,000 in 1937.

Live broadcast

A Hyderabad-Based TV News Channel called

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broadcast the event live.

References

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