100 monuments lit up in tricolour for 100 cr vax

October 21, 2021 19:11

The Archaeological Survey of India under the ministry of culture has illuminated 100 monuments in tricolour across the country as India achieved the milestone of administrating 100 crore Covid vaccinations in one of the worlds largest and fastest vaccination drives.

The illumination is taking place as a mark of respect and gratitude to the corona warriors who have contributed relentlessly in the fight against covid pandemic, the ministry of culture said.

The monuments being lit up in tricoluor include UNESCO World Heritage Sites like Red Fort, Humayuns Tomb and Qutb Minar in Delhi, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri in UP, Konark temple in Odisha, Mamallapuram Rath temples in Tamil Nadu, St Francis of Assisi Church in Goa.

The monuments also include Khajuraho, the forts of Chittor and Kumbhalgarh in Rajasthan, the excavated ruins of the ancient Nalanda University in Bihar and Dholavira in Gujarat, the ministry said.

Dholavira was recently accorded world heritage status.

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