Over 100 monuments lit up in tricolour to mark 100 crore vaccinations in India - In Pics

The Union Ministry of Culture decided to commemorate the historic feat of India achieving the landmark of administrating 100 crore COVID vaccinations by lihjting up 100 historic monuments across the country in Tricolour. See photos here 

The Ministry of Culture in a statement said that the 100 monuments that are being lighted up in the Tricoluor including UNESCO World Heritage sites – Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb &  Qutb Minar in Delhi, Agra Fort & Fatehpur Sikri in UP, Konark Temple in Odisha, Mamallapuram Rath temples in Tamil Nadu, St Francis of Assisi Church in Goa. 

The Konark Temple in Odisha's Bhubaneswar.

Also, the illuminated monuments include Khajuraho, the forts of Chittor and Kumbhalgarh in Rajasthan, the excavated ruins of the ancient Nalanda University in Bihar and Dholavira (recently accorded world heritage status) in Gujarat.

Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh.

Earlier, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said that it will light up 100 of its heritage monuments as a tribute to health professionals, frontline workers, scientists, vaccine manufacturers and the citizens of the country who bravely fought the pandemic.

The Red Fort in New Delhi.

Hailing the vaccination landmark as a triumph of Indian science, enterprise and collective spirit of 130 crore Indians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country has scripted history. 

The Humayun tomb in New Delhi.

On Thursday, India achieved the historic milestone as it surpassed the 100-crore mark of administering COVID-19 vaccine doses in the country.

The Charminar in Hyderabad.