Mysuru Dasara 2026: 3,473-Drone Peacock Display Earns Guinness World Record in Karnataka

Key facts

• On October 18, 2026, a drone show at the Torchlight Parade Ground in Bannimantap, Mysuru, set a Guinness World Records title for the largest aerial display of a bird using multirotor drones, with 3,473 drones forming a dancing peacock.
• The show was organised by the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) and executed by Delhi-based BotLab Dynamics, a company incubated at IIT Delhi.
• The display also featured a lion, a butterfly, a soldier holding the Tricolour, Goddess Chamundeshwari, the Chakra and Lord Krishna.
• In 2025, the same team had set a Guinness World Records title by creating a jumping tiger using 2,983 drones.
• Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar shared the event on X and praised the peacock formation and the Guinness World Record achieved by CESC as a celebration of Karnataka's creativity, culture and spirit of progress.