<p>Popular Malayalam playback singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi today reportedly set a world record by playing Gayathriveena, a single stringer musical instrument, for five hours non-stop, at a function here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Overcoming the worries she had to experience after calling off her engagement with a Gulf-based Kerala youth less than a week ago, the visually-challenged singer played 67 songs including Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi in various 'Swaras' in the single stringer musical instrument, creating the record.<br /><br />"I am grateful to God... I could fulfill the dreams of my parents, gurus and well wishers," Vijayalakshmi said, after performing the instrument for the Universal Record Forum here.<br /><br />She played 12 Keerthanas also in the Gayathriveena during the five-hour-long performance, organisers said adding her name would be suggested for Limca Book of Records performance.<br /><br />Vijayalakshmi performed before a host of musicians and other dignitaries including former MP and senior CPI leader Pannian Raveendran.<br /><br />Vijayalakshmi had cancelled her wedding on February 28, which was just a little over a month away, after the youth had made a few surprise conditions ahead of the wedding. </p>
<p>Popular Malayalam playback singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi today reportedly set a world record by playing Gayathriveena, a single stringer musical instrument, for five hours non-stop, at a function here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Overcoming the worries she had to experience after calling off her engagement with a Gulf-based Kerala youth less than a week ago, the visually-challenged singer played 67 songs including Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi in various 'Swaras' in the single stringer musical instrument, creating the record.<br /><br />"I am grateful to God... I could fulfill the dreams of my parents, gurus and well wishers," Vijayalakshmi said, after performing the instrument for the Universal Record Forum here.<br /><br />She played 12 Keerthanas also in the Gayathriveena during the five-hour-long performance, organisers said adding her name would be suggested for Limca Book of Records performance.<br /><br />Vijayalakshmi performed before a host of musicians and other dignitaries including former MP and senior CPI leader Pannian Raveendran.<br /><br />Vijayalakshmi had cancelled her wedding on February 28, which was just a little over a month away, after the youth had made a few surprise conditions ahead of the wedding. </p>