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Aasutosh Panigrahi is an artist and a Guinness World Record holder. He presently holds the record for World's Largest Indoor Mural. The award was acknowledged by Guinness World Records in August 2005. [1]

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The largest indoor mural measures 904 m2 (9,731 ft²) & was painted by six artists from 27 February to 5 March 2005 at Shyam Vatika, Gwalior, India. [2] The painting was coordinated by Panigrahi and the owners of Shyam Vatika: R P Maheshwary and Ankur Maheshwary, with the sole purpose of setting a World Record. The art features on all interior walls and ceilings of the privately owned Auditorium Shyam Vatika.

The Largest Indoor Mural in the world

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References

  1. "Largest indoor mural". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. "GIIT Gwalior". giitgwl.in. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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