Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- A drone show at Mysuru Dasara in the southern Indian state of Karnataka has set a Guinness World Record by creating a giant dancing peacock using 3,473 drones, NDTV reports.

According to the report, the display took place at the Torchlight Parade Ground in Bannimantap, Mysuru, on the night of Oct 18. It set the record for the largest aerial display of a bird created using multirotors or drones.

The show was organised by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited and carried out by BotLab Dynamics, a company incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.

Dr Sarita Ahlawat, founder and managing director of BotLab Dynamics, said the large crowds showed that the performance had connected with audiences,...