The World Record of the ‘most number of lighted candles on a cake’ has been achieved by the disciples of the Spiritual Guru Sri Chinmoy from New York City, USA.

The size of the cake was 52 feet by 17 feet. The total number of candles adorning the cake was Forty Eight Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Three (48,523). All the candles used on the birthday cake were colorful. This cake was made on 27th August, 2008 in memory of the Spiritual Guru in the year following his demise in 2008. The venue of the event was the asphalt driveway of the group’s meditation arena, which is called Aspiration –Ground by the devotees in New York City.