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Thousands of people assembled at Tundikhel, Kathmandu, on Saturday, in an official attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the largest human national flag and send a message of national unity to Nepali people living around the world.
Human Value for Peace and Prosperity said around 35,000 people carrying coloured placards assembled at Tundikhel to form the patterns of the Nepali flag.
The current record is held by in Pakistani nationals. At the call of Punjab Youth Festival 2014, 28,957 participants formed the Pakistani flag in February 15, 2014, at the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan, the official Guinness World Record site says.
Nepal's attempt at the record was recorded from a helicopter. The video content recorded in during the course of making the flag will be collected and sent to Guinness Book of World Records as proof, Bhabesh Khanal, the chairman of the event organising committee, says.
The organiser plans to send signatures of the chairperson of Maiti Nepal Anuradha Koirala, lyricist of the national anthem Byakul Miala and Mega Bank Chief Executive Officer Anil Shah with the video footage, he adds.
Saturday's human flag was measured at 128 metres wide and 168 metres long.
During the event, Minister for Youth and Sports Purushottam Paudel said the forming of the flag with the participation of such a large mass would project a message of unity and national feeling. KATHMANDU, August 23 (RSS)
Source: nepalnews.com, photo: dailymail.co.uk
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