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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is option 1, i.e Vijaywada. 6, 117 Kuchipudi dancers set a new Guinness World Record by performing together in a single event at the Vijayawada district of Andhra Pradesh. The performance was of 12 minutes named “Jayamu Jayamu".

Detailed explanation-2: -The largest Kuchipudi dance consisted of 2, 850 participants and was achieved by SiliconAndhra (USA) during the second annual International Kuchipudi Convention at the Gachibowli Stadium, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India on 26 December 2010.

Detailed explanation-3: -Other imminent Kuchipudi dancers include internationally famed dancing couple, Raja and Radha Reddy, their daughter Yamini Reddy; Kaushalya Reddy; Bhavana Reddy, daughter of Raja and Kaushalya Reddy; Lakshmi Narayn Shastri; and Swapana Sundari among others.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kuchipudi (/kuːtʃiˈpuːdi/) ( Telugu: te: ) is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It originates from a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kuchipudi is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also known as Kuchelapuram or Kuchilapuri. It is the origin of the eponymous dance form Kuchipudi, one of the eight major Indian classical dances.