Ballia, December 20: A student of Banaras Hindu University has made it to the Guinness World Records by creating the world's largest painting using natural colours, a senior official said here on Sunday.

Ballia District Magistrate Shrihari Pratap Shahi said, "Neha Singh has made the largest painting in the world using natural colours, measuring 62.72 sq metres. Neha has painted a 'moksh ka vriksh' (tree of salvation), for which her name has been included in the Guinness World Records." Indian Army Officer Vishal Ahlawat, Fellow Ravi Kumar Enter Guinness World Records by Pedalling on Cycles Across Himalayas From Leh to Manali.

Neha, a resident of Rasra tehsil here, is a student of Vedic Science at Banaras Hindu University. The DM on Sunday honoured Neha Singh at a function in Dehri village, her native place.

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