Artist attempts world record with Gandhi portrait

The largest coffee painting of Mahatma Gandhi

has been unveiled in India

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

in a Guinness World Record attempt

for the biggest portrait of the freedom fighter

Artist R. Sivaraman painted 73 portraits

measuring 185.8 square meters in 24 hours

in a bid to beat the previous record

Gandhi is often referred to

as India's 'father of the nation'

for his anti-violence attitude and the key role he played

in the country's fight for independence