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The opening ceremony takes place up in the hills that surround Kathmandu, at the site of this Peace Statue.
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Ms Rajani Joshi lights the Peace Torch in front of the statue of the founder of the Peace Run, Sri Chinmoy.
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The Deputy Mayor meets Ashrita Furman, the Guiness Record Holder for having the most Guiness records.
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His colleague, Homagni Baptista, throws grapes and Ashrita has to slice them in two with his samurai sword while standing on a Swiss Ball.
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Ashrita breaks the record, 38 grapes sliced in one minute. Ms Rajani Joshi is delighted that the record has been broken in her beautiful corner of the world.