VIRASAT-E-KHALSA

Aug. 10, 2019

The Virasat-e-Khalsa museum is set to find a place in Asia Book of Records for becoming the most visited museum in the Asian sub-continent on a single day.

About: 

  • Objective: Virasat-e-Khalsa was built to commemorate the rich history and culture of Punjab and Sikhism.

  • Location: Anandpur Sahib town in Punjab.

  • Inaugurated in: 2011. 

Record: Maximum footfall in a museum in a day

  • The museum is all set to find a place in the Asia Book of Records for becoming the most visited museum in the Asian sub-continent on a single day. The museum had witnessed a record footfall of 20,569 visitors on a single day on March 20.

  • The Asia Book of Records has confirmed the record which will feature in the next edition of the Asia Book of Records.

  • This would be the third entry for the museum in record books. Earlier, Virasat-e-Khalsa made it to Limca Book of Records in the February 2019 edition and India Book of Records.

Source : The Hindu