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Hundred Monuments Illuminated to Mark 100 Cr COVID Vaccination

Bhubaneswar: As India crossed 100 crore mark of COVID vaccination, 100 archaeological monuments across the country were illuminated with Tricolour on Thursday.

The illumination of these monuments was done as a mark of respect and gratitude to corona warriors who have contributed relentlessly in the fight against the pandemic

Some of the popular monuments illuminated included, Konark Temple in Odisha, Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb and Qutub Minar in Delhi, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh, Mamallapuram Rath temples in Tamil Nadu, St Francis of Assisi Church in Goa, Khajuraho, Chittor and Kumbhalgarh forts in Rajasthan, the excavated ruins of the Nalanda University in Bihar and Dholavira in Gujarat.

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