A silver trophy made in the Rajasthan capital has been acknowledged as the largest in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Made by city-based artists Amit Pabuwal and wife Kiran Pabuwal, the silver trophy can be described as a piece of art, studded with gemstones.
The certificate they received from the records body reads: The largest silver trophy Trilok Rachna measures the world record 3-429m tall and 91.44 cm wide at its broadest point designed and constructed by Amit Pabuwal for the religious organisation All India Digambar Jain Samaj in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
The trophy was recognised by the Limca Book of Records earlier.
This trophy took us over three years to get it into this form, Amit Pabuwal told IANS.
In this trophy, over 93 kg of silver and more than 20,000 carat of precious and semi-precious stones have been used, he added. He said the trophy has been gold plated with 24-carat gold. The gems used include diamonds, emeralds, pearls and rubies.
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