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World's largest silver trophy gets Guinness Book approval

93 kg silver, over 20,000 precious stones adorn the trophy

Jaipur: A diamond-studded 93 kg silver trophy adorned with gold and 20,000 other gemstones is now turning heads in the Pink City.

Trophy man and Jaipurite Amit Pabuwal, the creator of now famous cricket `Friendship Cup' claims to have built the world's largest three-dimensional silver trophy.

The trophy, recognised earlier by Limca Book of Records, has now been acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest trophy in terms of size.

The 36 inch wide and 11.3 feet high trophy has used more than 93 kg silver, more than 20,000 precious and semi-precious stones and is gold plated with 24-carat pure gold.

The gems used include diamonds, emeralds, pearls and rubies.

One of the main features of the trophy is it has been built in 3D form of `Trilok Rachna' of Jain religion. The central portion of the trophy the `Trilok Rachna' (symbolising the heaven, the earth and hell) has three umbrella type domes called `Chatras'. The domes have intricate workmanship with the Jain tirthankars, shlokas and holy mantras engraved on them. The central portion has ancient inscriptions as interpreted by Jain religion.

The `Trilok Rachna' rests on a 42-petal lotus, which in turn rests on two plate type structures on the wooden octagonal carved stand made of Burma teak.

The eight sides of the bottom have been decorated with eight religious symbols of Jainism. UNI

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