Mysuru’s Aerial Peacock Formation Using Drones Enters Guinness World Records
“The largest aerial display of a bird formed by multirotor/drones": The Guinness World Record certificate
BENGALURU: The drone show at the Mysuru Dasara festivities-2026 turned out to be record breaking event in Mysuru city on Sunday with the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), Mysuru entering Guinness World Records for its drones LED sky formation of a Peacock using 3,476 drones. With its CESC beat the previous record of a bird formation using about 3,000 drones in Libya conducted this year on September 30.
CESC Technical Director Lokesh told Deccan Chronicle on Sunday confirmed CESC has been handed over the world record certificate by the Guinness World Records team from London.
The Guinness World Record certificate stated “The largest aerial display of a bird formed by multirotor/drones was achieved by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited, Mysore and Energy Department, Government of Karnataka in Mysuru on October 18, 2026.”
The drone show was conducted by officials of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) and Energy Department, Government of Karnataka for the third year in a row. It was the second time CESC entered the Guinness World Records. In 2025, CESC entered the Records for its formation of a jumping tiger in the animal (mammal) category and then as many as 2, 983 drones were used. This year, CESC took to forming an aerial Peacock using drones and achieved the Guinness World Record with 3, 476 drones.
CESC Technical Director Lokesh said “Previous year, the drone show was in the animal category which entered Guinness World Records and this time it was in the birds' category.” Continuing, he said, “We planned to use as many as 3,500 drone LEDs at the show but we fell short by 24 of them.” Lokesh confirmed CESC has been handed over the world record certificate by the Guinness Book of Records team from London.
Last year, Lokesh said Botlab Dynamics of Delhi had conducted the drone show this year as well continuing from their previous experience.
Minister of Energy K.J. George expressed happiness over CESC's aerial Peacock formation entering Guinness World Records and attributed it to "collective efforts of CESC officials and technical staff."
