KUALA LUMPUR – In view of the upcoming Deepavali Festival of Lights, the International Society for Krsna Consciousness, Malaysia hosted a virtual Deepavali gathering on Sunday, November 1st, 2020. 

The event, which was attended by 6,538 participants from many locations including Malaysia, India, Bangladesh, UK, USA, Russia, and South America, exceeded the previous record of 1,360 participants in the category of Largest Participation in a Virtual Deepavali event in the Malaysian Book of Records. 

The guest of honor was Jayapataka Swami, who attended the virtual meeting from ISKCON’s headquarters in Mayapur, West Bengal, India.