100 heritage monuments lit in tricolour to mark 1 billion Covid vaccine doses milestone

The 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.

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