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100 heritage monuments lit in tricolour to mark 1 billion Covid vaccine doses milestoneThe Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has lit up 100 of its heritage monuments in colours of the national flag to mark the 100-crore Covid-19 vaccination milestone achieved by the country. The illuminated sites include UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Humayun's Tomb, Tughlaqabad Fort and Purana Qila in Delhi; Fatehpur Sikri in Agra; Ramappa Temple in Hampi; Dholavira in Gujarat; ancient Leh Palace; Currency Building and Metcalf Hall in Kolkata; Khajuraho temples in Madhya Pradesh and Golconda Fort in Hyderabad.
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100 heritage monuments lit in tricolour to mark 1 billion COVID vaccine doses milestone Credit: PTI Photo
100 heritage monuments lit in tricolour to mark 1 billion COVID vaccine doses milestone Credit: PTI Photo
Madan Mohan Temple in Mathura, Vrindavan. Credit: MHA
Govind Dev Temple in Mathura, Vrindavan. Credit: MHA
Agra Fort. Credit: MHA
Panch Mahal in Fatehpur Sikri. Credit: MHA
Tomb of Akbar the Great in Sikandara, Agra, UP. Credit: MHA
Temple of Vishnu in Manipur. Credit: MHA
Aizawl Circle Office in Mizoram. Credit: MHA
Bhubaneswari Temple in Tripura. Credit: MHA
Veerabhadra Swamy Temple in Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Gateways and the bastions, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Chandragiri Fort in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Gandikota Fort in Andhra Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Salihundam in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Salabat Khan Tomb Or Chandbibi's Mahel in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. Credit: MHA
The Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Credit: MHA
Daulatabad Fort in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Credit: MHA
Tipu Sultan’s Palace in Bengaluru, Karnataka., Credit: MHA
Daria Daulat Bagh in Karnataka. Credit: MHA
Sun temple at Konark in Odisha. Credit: MHA
Sanchi stupa in Bhopal. Credit: MHA
Gwalior Fort in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Raisen Fort in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Vellore Fort in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Credit: MHA
Fort at Gingee in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. Credit: MHA
Siva temple dedicated to Sri Mulanathar in Bahur, Puducherry. Credit: MHA
Group of Monuments at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu. Credit: MHA
Kailashnatha Temple at Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. Credit: MHA
Firoz Shah Palace Complex (Hisar-e-Firoza) in Hisar, Haryana. Credit: MHA
Noormahal in Karnal, Jalandhar. Credit: MHA
Lakhamandal Temple in Lakhamandal Village, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Credit: MHA
Red Fort in Old Delhi. Credit: MHA
Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi. Credit: MHA
Qutab Minar in New Delhi. Credit: MHA
Purana Qila in Delhi. Credit: MHA
Tomb Of Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana in Nizamuddin, New Delhi. Credit: MHA
Tomb of Rahim Khan I Khana in Delhi. Credit: MHA
Safdarjung Tomb in New Delhi. Credit: MHA
Tughlaqabad Fort in Delhi. Credit: MHA
Paṭṭadakallu or Raktapura in Karnataka. Credit: MHA
Aihole in Karnataka. Credit: MHA
Gol Gumbaz in Bijapur, Karnataka. Credit: MHA
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Old Goa. Credit: MHA
Rang Ghar Ruins in Sibsagar, Assam. Credit: MHA
Nartianag Monoliths (U-Mawthoh-dur-briew) in West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. Credit: MHA
Remains in Bhismak Nagar in Debang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Remains of a Fort in Dimapur, Nagaland. Credit: MHA
Hampi Circle in Karnataka. Credit: MHA
Kadalekalu Ganesha in Karnataka. Credit: MHA
Fort Bidar in Karnataka. Credit: MHA
Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, Telangana. Credit: MHA
Ramappa Temple, also known as the Rudreshwara temple in Hyderabad, Telangana. Credit: MHA
Warangal Fort in Telangana. Credit: MHA
Charminar in Hyderabad, Telangana. Credit: MHA
Khajuraho in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. Credit: MHA
The Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli, also known as Ekattarso Mahadeva Temple in Madhya Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Madan Mahal in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Deeg Palace in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Credit: MHA
Jhansi Fort or Jhansi ka Kila in Bangira, Uttar Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Kumbhalgarh in the Rajsamand district near Udaipur of Rajasthan. Credit: MHA
Chittorgarh Fort in Mewar, Rajasthan. Credit: MHA
Chaurasi Gumbad (84 domes) in Uttar Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Gupta Temple in Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Metcalfe Hall in Kolkata, West Bengal. Credit: MHA
Currency building, Dalhousie Square in Kolkata, West Bengal. Credit: MHA
Ancient Palace at Leh in UT of Ladakh. Credit: MHA
Old Residency in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Ancient brick temple in Bhitargaon, Uttar Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Old Citedal also known as Shanwar Wada in Pune, Maharashtra. Credit: MHA
Aghakhan Palace in Pune, Maharashtra. Credit: MHA
Ancient Site in Ramnagar, Alampur Kot, Uttar Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Old High Court Building in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Credit: MHA
Excavated remains of Nalanda Mahavihar in Nalanda, Bihar. Credit: MHA
Ancestral House of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the First President of India in Jiradei, Bihar. Credit: MHA
Sher Shah Suri’s Tomb in Sasaram, Bihar. Credit: MHA
Monuments and Temples in SirpurArang, Chattisgarh. Credit: MHA
Cooch-Behar Palace in Cooch-Behar in West Bengal. Credit: MHA
Monuments & Temples in Sirpu- Arang, Chattisgarh. Credit: MHA
Ancient Site (Kotada) in Dholavira, Gujarat. Credit: MHA
House where Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujarat. Credit: MHA
Palace and Temple Complex, Navaratnagarh in Jharkhand. Credit: MHA
Excavated Remains at Sarnath in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Lal Khan tomb at Rajghat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Man Mahal in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Ancient Buddhist Site known as Chaukhandi Stupa, Rajghat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Kangra Fort in Himachal Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Nurpur Fort in Himachal Pradesh. Credit: MHA
Awantiswami Temple in Avantipur, Srinagar. Credit: MHA
Ancient Palaces attributed to Raja Suchet Singh in Srinagar. Credit: MHA
Shankaracharya Temple together with adjacent land in Kothi Bagh/Durganag, UT of J&K. Credit: MHA
Akhnoor Fort in Srinagar, J&K. Credit: MHA
Group of arched terraces at Pari Mahal in Srinagar, J&K. Credit: MHA
Brihadisvara Temple in Tamil Nadu. Credit: MHA
St. Angelo Fort at Kannur in Kerala. Credit: MHA
Sun Temple, Modhera in Mehsana, Gujarat. Credit: MHA
Fort Walls (Including Gates, Structures, Moat, Open land, Outside & Inside Fort) in Moti Daman fort, UT of Daman and Diu. Credit: MHA
Diu Fort in UT of Daman and Diu. Credit: MHA
Astodia Gate in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Credit: MHA
Teen Darwaja or Tripolia gate in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Credit: MHA
Rudabai stepwell with Inscription in Adalaj, Gujarat. Credit: MHA
Excavated remains of Nalanda Mahavihar in Nalanda, Bihar. Credit: MHA
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(Published 22 October 2021, 09:38 IST)