The thickest book published is 496 mm (19.5 in) and was achieved by Gyanjivandasji Swami (India) in Gujarat, India, on 2 February 2020.
This towering book comprises 10,080 pages having 29 cantos, 2409 chapters, and 1,02,564 couplets including text and pictures of Lord Swaminarayan’s divine pastimes. 500 copies of this book were published. The weight of this gigantic publication is
9.5 kilograms.
The book is entitled 'Shree
Haricharitramrut Sagar' and is a biography of
Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan.
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