6,500 tribal villagers set Guinness record with Godavari aarti at Nashik Kumbh

Around 6,500 people from 650 tribal villages in Nashik district performed the Godavari Maha Aarti together in a Guinness World Record attempt as the Simhastha Kumbh Mela began on Saturday, surpassing a previous record of 3,800 women. President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Kumbh with a flag-hoisting at Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, and later prayed at Trimbakeshwar Temple.