61-ft tall incense stick lighted at Ambaji temple in Gujarat
October 18, 2015
Ambaji
A mammoth incense stick, 61 feet tall and 3.6 feet in diameter, was lighted by the Gujarat minister of state for home Rajni Patel at the famous Ambaji temple in Banaskantha district of the state last night.
The stick, which weighed 2000 kg, was made from 550 kg of charcoal powder and 320 bamboos sticks, temple authorities said.
Lakhs of devotees visit the Ambaji temple during the Navratri festival.
PTI
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