Assam’s ethnic symbol Sarudaiya Japi significant
for decorative elaboration in red on bamboo hat has entered the Guinness World
Record for display of it in larger version of 545.965 square meters by Subhas
Medhi of Morigaon district.
This Japi was made out of enormous volume of
bamboo and palm leaves. To encompass a gigantic a space of 260 feet circumference,
40 feet radius and diameter 80 feet, about 3,000 palm leaves and 1,400 bamboos went
into its designing. Medhi first displayed this Jappi weighing around 10326.51
kg at Bhurbandha Playground on 25th October, 2014 with tremendous effort of the
local people.
It was a tedious effort of one year by Medhi with team craft
men to give a gigantic version of Japi, in the effort to promote Assam’s
Cultural Heritage. Started in 2013 this gigantic Japi attempt by Medhi and
completed in 2014, honored on 23rd June in 2016 by London Head
Office of Guiness World Record. This young artist Medhi
born in1985 at Bogoribari Bhurbandha of Morigaon district was successful
in bringing laurel to Assam in his big leap to map the culture of the region
globally in unique manner.
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