Largest School by pupils - CMS, Lucknow India

“City Montessori School, Lucknow India, The World's Largest school With Over 21 Branches and over 34,000 Students ".

All the branches are in Lucknow itself. It caters to the education of over 34,000 students from Montessori to Classes X and XII (ICSE & ISC Boards). Nearly two-thirds of its students are children in the pre-primary and primary classes from 6 to 10 years. Over 80% of CMS students in higher classes have been studying here even before the age of ten. CMS has a Girls' Degree College at the LDA Branch on Kanpur Road, Lucknow. It offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science courses.

CMS was founded in 1959 by a young visionary couple, Mr. Jagdish Gandhi, a socially motivated Gandhian, along with his wife Dr. (Mrs.) Bharti Gandhi, M.Ed., Child Psychologist. Rich in enthusiasm, the devoted pair launched their first campus on borrowed capital of three hundred rupees, housed it in rented premises and began with only five students on roll. The young couple had to face a myriad of initial difficulties in making their vision a reality. Over the years, however, they have successfully overcome these difficulties with unflinching devotion to their original mission.

Educational Philosophy and Mission of City Montessori School (CMS), Lucknow, INDIA

The stirring call of Mahatma Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave 'Jai Jagat' (Hail the World), became the school motto. The school has since proved true to its mission of Jai Jagat. Jai Jagat is not only the CMS greeting and slogan, it is also its guiding vision — to inspire the children and the youth to think in terms of welfare of all the people of the world.

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World’s Largest Pet Snake n Snake with the World’s Largest Girth - Indian Python (Python molurus)

Indian Python also known as "Ajgar" is the largest species of snake found in India and has the “largest girth of all snakes”. The

longest recorded specimen measured 5.85 m (19 ft 2 in), a pet, making it the “largest pet snake in the world”.

A subspecies of this python is the Burmese Python.

Burmese Python

Diet

The diet of Pythons consists of mammals, birds and reptiles. After eating a huge meal, they may go without food for many days. There is also an incidence of an Indian python not eating for 2 years at a stretch. 

Natural distribution of the Indian Python (red) and the Burmese Python(green) and interference area (yellow).

World's Largest Religious Pilgrimage Destination

The temple is visited by about 50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims daily 

(3 to 4 crore people annually on an average).

"Tirumala Venkateswara Temple" is a famous Hindu temple of Lord Vishnu in the form of Lord Venkateswara located in the hill town Tirumala, near Tirupathi in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India built in the 10th century, is the world's largest religious pilgrimage destination. It is located 580 kilometres (360 mi) south of state capital, Hyderabad , about 200 kilometers from Bangalore, about 120 kilometers from Vellore, Tamilnadu, and 157 kilometres (98 mi) north west of Chennai. 

The temple is situated on Venkatadri, one of the seven hills of Tirumala, and hence is also known as the Temple of Seven Hills (Saptagiri सप्तगिरी in Sanskrit). The presiding deity of the temple, Lord Venkateswara, is also known by other names - Balaji, Vishnu, Govinda and Srinivasa.

The temple is reportedly the richest and the most visited place of worship in the world. The temple is visited by about 50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims daily (3 to 4 crore people annually on an average), while on special occasions and festivals, like the annual Brahmotsavam, the number of pilgrims shoots up to 500,000, making it the most visited holy place in the world.

Brahmotsavam

According to legend, the temple has a murti (deity) of Lord Venkateswara, believed to have resided there for the entire Kali Yuga.

Brahmotsavam

Highest Hockey Ground

After the Highest Cricket Ground in Chail, India has got its Highest Hockey Ground with synthetic turf at an altitude of 2450 meters from sea level in Himachal Pradesh.The construction of the synthetic turf hockey ground was undertaken by Sports Authority of India.

The highest Hockey Astro turf ground located at Shilaroo, 65kms from Shimla at Netaji Subhash high altitude training center.

Highest Cricket Ground in the World

Surrounded by gigantic deodar The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.The ground itself is located three km from the village of Chail. The Maharaja of Patiala Bhupinder Singh was a cricket enthusiast and had a vast stretch of land flattened in the Himalayan terrain for cricket. The Maharaja used to play friendly matches with the Britishers.

History says that in 1891, Maharaj Bhupinder Singh of Patiala incurred the wrath of Lord Kitchener. It led to the restriction of his entry into the summer capital of India, Shimla. This incensed the Maharaja and he vowed to build a new summer capital for himself. So he rebuilt the place (Chail) as per his requirements.