This image of a tiger was created using drones over the Torchlight Parade Ground at Bannimantap in Mysuru on September 28, 2025.
| Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram
The drone show held at Torchlight Parade Ground in Bannimantap in Mysuru on September 28 evening not only enthralled the crowd, but also earned an entry in the Guinness World Records for creating an artwork of a tiger using 2,983 drones.Munigopal Raju, Managing Director of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), which conducted the drone show as part of the Dasara festival, said a decision was taken to increase the number of drones deployed for the show from 1,500 used in 2024 to 3,000 this year.“During the process, we also learnt that we could set a Guinness record if we display our national animal (tiger) using 3,000 drones, as nobody had achieved the feat so far,” he said.He said the CESC had followed all the necessary procedures, including bringing a team from London to certify the setting of the record. The process has been vetted by aeronautical engineers, auditors, and legal advocates, Mr. Raju claimed.The CESC had carried out enough groundwork to ensure that this year’s illumination of streets and junctions of Mysuru as well as the drone show would contribute to a ‘memorable’ experience, he said.
