"In Indian culture, goddesses traditionally had very long hair. In our society, it is considered inauspicious to cut hair, so that is why women used to grow hair," Srivastava told Guinness World ...

The 46-year-old Smita has been growing her hair since she was 14, inspired by her mother and the style of Hindi actresses ...

A 17-year-old Indian girl has retained her crown as the teen with the world's longest hair more than a decade after she stopped getting her tresses cut following a bad experience at a salon.