Monuments glow in G20 logo as India assumes presidency

India officially took over the G20 presidency on December 1 and to celebrate this feat, over 100 monuments in the country were lit up with the G20 logo. These monuments included Srinagar’s Shankaracharya Temple, Delhi's Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb, and Purana Quila, Thanjavur’s Great Living Chola Temples, Modhera Sun Temple in Gujarat, Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, and Sher Shah Suri’s Tomb in Bihar. The logo was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8. The logo bears a lotus and the message of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — One Earth, One Family, One Future’.

The G20 Summit 2023 logo at the illuminated Qutub Minar in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

Krishna's Butterball is illuminated displaying the logo of G20 Summit in Mamallapuram. Credit: PTI Photo

The logo of G20 Summit 2023 displayed on the wall of the Red Fort in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

The Safdarjung Tomb is illuminated with the logo of G20 Summit 2023 in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

Bara Imambara in Lucknow is illuminated with the logo of G20 Summit 2023. Credit: PTI Photo

An illuminated Humayun's Tomb displays the logo of G20 Summit 2023 in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

Hazarduari Palace is illuminated with the logo of G20 Summit, in Murshidabad. Credit: PTI Photo

The Old High Court building in Nagpur is illuminated with the logo of G20 Summit 2023. Credit: PTI Photo

The Shankaracharya Temple in Srinagar is illuminated with the logo of G20 Summit 2023. Credit: Twitter/@basiitzargar

The Nalanda University in Bihar is illuminated with the G20 logo. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts