On 19th Jan 2000
Fakhruddin Takulla (India) travelled from Mumbai (Bombay) to New
Delhi, both India, using a ticket he had purchased on 15 July
1973- 26 years 6 months earlier. Takulla used the unlimited
booking service offered by the Indian Railway Authority so that
he could attend the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of
Indian Independence.
Pilgrims to the
Tirupathi Temple in Andhra Pradesh. India, which attracts an
average of 30,000 visitors per day, donate their hair as a form
of sacrifice. The 600 barbers employed by the temple shave the
pilgrims' heads 24 hours a day and more than $2.2 million (1.4
million pounds) a year is raised through the auction of the
hair.
Jayalalitha
Jayaram, a movie star and former chief minister of Tamil Nadu,
India, hosted and paid for a luncheon for over 150,000 guests at
the wedding of her foster son, V.N.Sudhakaran to N.Sathyalakshmi.
The banquet was served by the coast in the state capital,
Chennai, on 7 Sept 1995.
The world's longest fingernails are those of Shridhar Chillal of Poona. India. On 8 July 1998 the nails on his left hand were measured on the television show Guinness World Records : Primetime and found to have a total length of 6.15 m (20 ft 2.25 in). He does not grow the nails on his right hand.