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Archaeological Survey of India illuminates 100 Monuments in Tri-color to celebrate the landmark achievement of 100 crore vaccinations
By PIB Delhi
Key Highlight
- The illumination of monument is an expression of gratitude towards corona warriors – vaccinators, sanitation staff, paramedical, auxiliary workers, police personnel
- The 100 monuments lit up in Tri-color include UNESCO World Heritage Sites also
The Archaeological Survey of India of Ministry of Culture is illuminating 100 Monuments in Tri-color across the country as India achieved the landmark milestone of administrating 100 crore COVID vaccinations in one of the World’s largest and fastest vaccination drive. The illumination is taking place as a mark of respect and gratitude to corona warriors who have contributed relentlessly in the fight against covid pandemic.
Humayun’s Tomb
The 100 monuments being lit up in Tri-color include UNESCO World Heritage Sites – the Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb and QutbMinar in Delhi, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh, Konark Temple in Odisha, MamallapuramRath temples in Tamil Nadu, St Francis of Assisi Church in Goa, 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.
Sun Temple, Konark
Red Fort
To express gratitude towards corona warriors – vaccinators, sanitation staff, paramedical, auxiliary workers, police personnel etc., who have worked beyond their call of duty to help the Country face the pandemic effectively and for their selfless services to the humankind the 100 monuments will remain lit in Tri-Color on the night of 21st October 2021 as India achieved the landmark 100 crore vaccination mark.
Khajuraho
Vaccination played an important role in controlling the spread of the virus and halting the third wave and by administrating 100 crore COVID vaccine doses India becomes the only country along with China to be in the billion-dose club.
List of Monuments for Illumination
Sl.No Name of the Monument(s) District/State Name of Circle
- Temple of Madan Mohan Brindaban, Uttar Pradesh Agra Circle
- Temple of Govind Deo Brindaban, Uttar Pradesh
- Agra Fort, Agra Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Fatehpur Sikri, Agra Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Akbar’s Tomb Sikandra, Agra Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Temple of Vishnu Bishnupur, Manipur
- Aizawl Circle Aizawl ASI office Aizawl, Mizoram
- Bhubaneswari Temple Rajnagar Tripura
- Sree Veerabadra Swamy Temple at Lepakshi Ananthapuram, Andhra Pradesh Amaravati Circle
- Gateways and the bastions of the old fort, viz Bastion No. Beach GhantkiBuruzu Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
- Lower Fort Chandragiri, Andhra Pradesh
- Fort with enclosed ancient buildings, Madhavaperumal temple and tower known as Madarsala Gandikota, Andhra Pradesh
- Eastern portion of Salihundam hill Containing Buddhist Remains (A chaitya and four stupas) at Salihundam Village Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
- Salabatkhan’s Tomb, Mohekari Ahmednagar, Maharashtra Aurangabad Circle
- Tomb of Rabia Daurani (Bibi-KaMaqbara), Aurangabad Aurangabad, Maharashtra
- Daulatabad Fort and Monuments therein (e.g. Chand Minar), Daulatabad. Aurangabad, Maharashtra
- Tipu Sultan’s Palace Bengaluru, Karnataka Bengaluru Circle
- Daria Daulat Bagh, Karnataka
- Sun Temple at Konark Odisha Bhubaneswar Circle
- Buddhist Monuments Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
- Gwalior Fort, Gwalior Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Circle
- Raisen Fort Madhya Pradesh
- Vellore Fort, Vellore Vellore, Tamil Nadu Chennai Circle
- Fort at Gingee Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu
- Siva temple dedicated to Sri Mulanathar Bahur, Puducherry
- Group of Monuments at Mamallapuram Tamil Nadu
- Kailashnatha Temple, Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu
- Fort at Hisar Haryana Chandigarh Circle
- Sarai including gateway, Nurmahal, Jalandhar, Punjab
- Temple sacred to Mahasu Hanol, Uttarakhand Dehradun Circle
- Lakhamandal Temple, village Lakhamandal, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- Red Fort, Old Delhi NCT of Delhi Delhi Circle
- Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi NCT of Delhi
- QutbMinar, Mehrauli , Delhi NCT of Delhi
- Purana Qila, Delhi NCT of Delhi
- Tomb of Rahim Khan I Khana NCT of Delhi
- Safdarjang Tomb, Delhi NCT of Delhi
- Tughlaqabad Fort NCT of Delhi
- Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Bagalkot, Karnataka Dharwad Circle
- Group of Temples at Aihole Bagalkot, Karnataka
- Gol-Gumbaz, Bijapur. Bijapur, Karnataka
- Church and Convent of St.Francis Assisi Old Goa, Goa Goa Circle
- Rang Ghar Ruins, Sibsagar Sibsagar, Assam
- Nartianag Monoliths (U-Mawthohdur-briew) West Jaintia Hills,Meghalaya Guwahati Circle
- Remains in Bhismak Nagar Debang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh
- Remains of a Fort, Dimapur Dimapur, Nagaland
- Group of Monuments at Hampi (Vittala Temple and Elephant Stable) Vijayanagara, Karnataka Hampi Circle
- Kadalekalu Ganesha Karnataka
- Fort Bidar, Bidar Bidar, Karnataka
- Golconda Fort, Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana Hyderabad Circle
- Ramappa Temple, Palampet Telangana
- Warangal Fort, Defense and Gateways (Kush Mahal) Warangal, Telangana
- Charminar, Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telanaga
- Western Group of Temples Khajuraho Chatarpur, Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur
- Circle ChausathJogini Temple Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
- Madam Mahal Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Deeg Palace, Deeg Bharatpur, Rajasthan Jaipur Circle
- Jhansi Fort, Jhansi Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh Jhansi Circle
- Fort of Kumbhalgarh as a whole, Kumbhalgarh Rajsamand, Rajasthan Jodhpur Circle
- Fort of Chittor as a whole, Chittorgarh Chittorgarh, Rajasthan
- Chaurasi Tomb of Lodhi Shah Badshah Kalpi, Uttar Pradesh Jhansi Circle
- Gupta Temple Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh
- Metcalfe Hall Kolkata, West Bengal Kolkata Circle
- Currency building, Dalhousie Square Kolkata, West Bengal
- Ancient Palace at Leh UT of Ladakh Leh Mini Circle
- Residency, Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Circle
- Ancient brick temple Bhitargaon
- Old Citedal Known as Shanwar Wada, Pune Maharashtra Mumbai Circle
- Aghakhan Palace, Pune Pune, Maharashtra
- Ancient Site Ramnagar, Alampur Kot,Uttar Pradesh Meerut Circle
- Old High Court Building Nagpur, Maharashtra Nagpur Circle
- Excavated remains of Nalanda Mahavihar Nalanda, Bihar Patna Circle
- Ancestral House of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the First President of India Jiradei, Bihar
- Sher Shah Suri’s Tomb, Sasaram Sasaram, Bihar
- Coronation Throne of Norbugang near Yuksam, West Sikkim KheochodPhalvi, Sikkim Raiganj Circle
- Cooch-Behar Palace, at Cooch-Behar Cooch Behar, West Bengal
- Monuments & Temples SirpurArang, Chattisgarh Raipur Circle
- Ancient Site (Kotada) Dholavira Rajkot Circle
- House where Mahatma Gandhi was born Porbandar
- Palace and Temple Complex, Navaratnagarh Nagar, Jharkhand Ranchi Circle
- Excavated Remains at Sarnath Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Sarnath Circle
- Lal Khan tomb at Rajghat Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Man Mahal Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Ancient Buddhist Site known as Chaukhandi Stupa, Rajghat Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Ruined Fort Kangra, Himachal Pradesh Shimla Circle
- Ruined Fort Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh
- Ancient temple, Avantipur UT of J&K Srinagar Circle
- Ancient Palaces attributed to Raja Suchet Singh Ramnagar, UT of J&K
- Shankaracharya Temple together with adjacent land Kothi Bagh / Durganag, UT of J&K
- Ancient Fort Akhnoor, UT of J&K
- Group of arched terraces at Pari Mahal, Srinagar, UT of J&K
- Brihadisvara Temple Gangaikonda Tamil Nadu Tiruchirapalli Circle cholapuram
- St. Angelo Fort at Kannur Kannur, Kerala Thrissur Circle
- Bekal Fort. Pallikare Kasargod, Kerala
- Sun Temple, Modhera Mehsana, Gujarat Vadodara Circle
- Fort Walls (Including Gates,Structures, Moat, Open land,Outside & Inside Fort) Along sea shore outside western corner of Moti Daman fort, UT of Daman and Diu
- Diu Fort, Diu UT of Daman and Diu
- Astodia Gate Ahmadabad, Gujarat
- Teen Darwaja or Tripolia gate Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Rudabai stepwell with Inscription Adalaj, Gujarat
