Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Giant Vada Pav, Samosa Highlight World Vada Pav Day Celebration
A food shop in Mira-Bhayandar celebrated World Vada Pav Day in a special way.
The shop made a huge vada pav weighing 4 kilograms.
It also made a giant samosa weighing 2.5 kilograms.
Many people came to see and enjoy the unusual foods.
The shop gave customers a ₹10 discount on vada pavs.
Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik visited and tasted the giant vada pav.
The organisers said they were trying to have it recognised as a world record.
They also said an earlier 2.7-kilogram vada pav had been recorded in the Limca Book of Records.
Divine Vada Pav Corner in Mira-Bhayandar prepared a 4-kg vada pav and 2.5-kg samosa.
The family-owned outlet organised the celebration in the Indralok area on World Vada Pav Day.
The oversized foods attracted large crowds of local residents.
The outlet offered Mira-Bhayandar residents a ₹10 discount on vada pavs.
Minister Pratap Sarnaik tasted the giant vada pav as organisers sought possible world-record recognition.
- Who
- Divine Vada Pav Corner, owner Nisha Sonkar and her family organised the event; Pratap Sarnaik and Sandeep Rane attended.
- What
- A celebration featuring a 4-kg vada pav, a 2.5-kg samosa and discounted vada pavs.
- When
- On World Vada Pav Day.
- Where
- The Indralok area of Mira-Bhayandar, Maharashtra.
- Why
- To celebrate vada pav and give Maharashtra's street food greater recognition, including possible world-record recognition.
- Main attraction
- A 4-kg vada pav
- Other giant food
- A 2.5-kg samosa
- Organiser
- Divine Vada Pav Corner
- Owner
- Nisha Sonkar
- Customer offer
- ₹10 discount on vada pavs for Mira-Bhayandar residents
- Record claim
- Organisers said a 2.7-kg vada pav had previously been recorded in the Limca Book of Records.
- Political attendee
- Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik tasted the giant vada pav.