A confectioner in Shillong has claimed to have made the world's biggest jalebi, six feet three inches in diameter, as part of a festival aiming to promote the hill state of Meghalaya as a tourist destination.
The jalebi was created on Saturday by well-known Delhi Mistan Bhandar as part of the Shillong Autumn Festival. "This record is for Shillong and is our humble attempt to make Shillong and the North-East shine brighter, and let the world know about our positive aspects," proprietor of Delhi Mistan Bhandar Kailash Verma said in a statement.
He said the record making jalebi was shown on a giant screen and the process was witnessed by adjudicators approved by the Limca Book of Records - Minister of Tourism Conrad K Sangma, Major-General K.S. Sethi and Air Vice Marshal Roy.
{{/usCountry}}He said the record making jalebi was shown on a giant screen and the process was witnessed by adjudicators approved by the Limca Book of Records - Minister of Tourism Conrad K Sangma, Major-General K.S. Sethi and Air Vice Marshal Roy.
{{/usCountry}}"The jalebi was measured in their presence and they adjudged it to be the biggest jalebi in the world," Verma claimed. The jalebi was made by eight persons including him.