100 monuments illuminated in Tri-color to celebrate India’s historic achievement of administering 100 crores COVID vaccines
The Archaeological Survey of India, under the Ministry of Culture, is lighting up 100 monuments throughout the country in tri-colour to commemorate India’s historic achievement of administering 100 crores COVID vaccines in one of the world’s largest and fastest vaccination programmes. The lighting is being held to pay homage and express appreciation to corona warriors who have worked tirelessly to combat the covid pandemic.
The 100 monuments illuminated in Tri-color include UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb, and Qutb Minar 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.
To express gratitude to corona warriors – vaccinators, sanitation staff, paramedical, auxiliary workers, and police personnel – who went above and beyond their call of duty to assist the country in effectively combating the pandemic and for their selfless service to humanity, the 100 monuments will remain lit in tri-colour on the night of October 21, 2021, as India achieved the milestone 100 crore vaccination mark.
India joins China as the only country in the billion-dose club.
List of Monuments for Illumination to commemorate India’s historic achievement of administering 100 crores COVID vaccines
| Sl No |
Monument |
District/ State |
| 1. |
Temple of Madan Mohan |
Brindaban, Uttar Pradesh |
| 2. |
Temple of Govind Deo |
Brindaban, Uttar Pradesh |
| 3. |
Agra Fort, Agra |
Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
| 4. |
Fatehpur Sikri, Agra |
Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
| 5. |
Akbar’s Tomb Sikandra, Agra | Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
| 6. |
Temple of Vishnu | Bishnupur, Manipur |
| 7. |
Aizawl ASI office | Aizawl, Mizoram |
| 8. |
Bhubaneswari Temple |
Rajnagar Tripura |
| 9. |
SreeVeerabadra Swamy Temple at Lepakshi |
Ananthapuram, Andhra Pradesh |
| 10. |
Gateways and the bastions of the old fort, viz Bastion No. Beach Ghantki Buruzu |
Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh |
| 11. |
Lower Fort |
Chandragiri, Andhra Pradesh |
| 12. |
Fort with enclosed ancient buildings, Madhavaperumal temple and tower known as Madarsala | Gandikota, Andhra Pradesh |
|
13. |
Eastern portion of Salihundam hill Containing Buddhist Remains (A chaitya and four stupas) at Salihundam Village | Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh |
| 14. |
Salabatkhan’s Tomb, Mohekari |
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra |
| 15. |
Tomb of Rabia Daurani (Bibi- Ka- Maqbara), Aurangabad | Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
| 16. |
Daulatabad Fort and Monuments therein (e.g. Chand Minar), Daulatabad. | Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
| 17. |
Tipu Sultan’s Palace |
Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| 18. |
Daria Daulat Bagh, |
Karnataka |
| 19. |
Sun Temple at Konark |
Odisha |
| 20. |
Buddhist Monuments | Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh |
| 21. |
Gwalior Fort, Gwalior |
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh |
| 22. |
Raisen Fort | Madhya Pradesh |
| 23. |
Vellore Fort, Vellore | Vellore, Tamil Nadu |
| 24. |
Fort at Gingee | Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu |
| 25. |
Siva temple dedicated to Sri Mulanathar |
Bahur, Puducherry |
| 26. |
Group of Monuments at Mamallapuram |
Tamil Nadu |
| 27. |
Kailashnatha Temple, Kanchipuram | Tamil Nadu |
| 28. |
Fort at Hisar | Haryana |
| 29. |
Sarai including gateway, Nurmahal, | Jalandhar, Punjab |
| 30. |
Temple sacred to Mahasu | Hanol, Uttarakhand |
| 31. |
Lakhamandal Temple, village- Lakhamandal, |
Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| 32. |
Red Fort, Old Delhi |
NCT of Delhi |
| 33. |
Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi |
NCT of Delhi |
| 34. |
QutbMinar, Mehrauli , Delhi |
NCT of Delhi |
| 35. |
Purana Qila, Delhi | NCT of Delhi |
| 36. |
Tomb of Rahim Khan I Khana | NCT of Delhi |
| 37. |
Safdarjang Tomb, Delhi | NCT of Delhi |
| 38. |
Tughlaqabad Fort | NCT of Delhi |
| 39. |
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal | Bagalkot, Karnataka |
| 40. |
Group of Temples at Aihole | Bagalkot, Karnataka |
| 41. |
Gol-Gumbaz, Bijapur. | Bijapur, Karnataka |
| 42. |
Church and Convent of St.Francis Assisi | Old Goa, Goa |
| 43. |
Rang Ghar Ruins, Sibsagar | Sibsagar, Assam |
| 44. |
Nartianag Monoliths (U Mawthoh dur briew) | West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya |
| 45. |
Remains in Bhismak Nagar |
Debang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh |
| 46. |
Remains of a Fort, Dimapur | Dimapur, Nagaland |
| 47. |
Group of Monuments at Hampi (Vittala Temple and Elephant Stable) | Vijayanagara, Karnataka |
| 48. |
Kadalekalu Ganesha | Karnataka |
| 49. |
Fort Bidar, Bidar | Bidar, Karnataka |
| 50. |
Golconda Fort, Hyderabad | Hyderabad, Telangana |
| 51. |
Ramappa Temple, Palampet | Telangana |
| 52. |
Warangal Fort, Defense and Gateways (Kush Mahal) | Warangal, Telangana |
| 53. |
Charminar, Hyderabad | Hyderabad, Telangana |
| 54. |
Western Group of Temples Khajuraho | Chatarpur, Madhya Pradesh |
| 55. |
ChausathJogini Temple | Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh |
| 56. |
Madam Mahal | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
| 57. |
Deeg Palace, Deeg | Bharatpur, Rajasthan |
| 58. |
Jhansi Fort, Jhansi |
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh |
| 59. |
Fort of Kumbhalgarh as a whole, Kumbhalgarh | Rajsamand, Rajasthan |
| 60. |
Fort of Chittor as a whole, Chittorgarh | Chittorgarh, Rajasthan |
| 61. |
Chaurasi Tomb of Lodhi Shah Badshah | Kalpi, Uttar Pradesh |
| 62. |
Gupta Temple | Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh |
| 63. |
Metcalfe Hall | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 64. |
Currency Building, Dalhousie Square | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 65. |
Ancient Palace at Leh |
UT of Ladakh |
| 66. |
Residency, Lucknow | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| 67. |
Ancient brick temple | Bhitargaon |
| 68. |
Old Citadel Known as Shanwar Wada, Pune | Maharashtra |
| 69. |
Agha khan Palace, Pune | Pune, Maharashtra |
| 70. |
Ancient Site | Ramnagar, Alampur Kot, Uttar Pradesh |
| 71. |
Old High Court Building | Nagpur, Maharashtra |
| 72. |
Excavated remains of Nalanda Mahavihar | Nalanda, Bihar |
| 73. |
Ancestral House of Dr Rajendra Prasad, the First President of India | Jiradei, Bihar |
| 74. |
Sher Shah Suri’s Tomb, Sasaram |
Sasaram, Bihar |
| 75. |
Coronation Throne of Norbugang near Yuksam, West Sikkim | KheochodPhalvi, Sikkim |
| 76. |
Cooch-Behar Palace, at Cooch-Behar | Cooch Behar, West Bengal |
| 77. |
Monuments & Temples | SirpurArang, Chattisgarh |
| 78. |
Ancient Site (Kotada) | Dholavira |
| 79. |
House where Mahatma Gandhi was born | Porbandar |
| 80. |
Palace and Temple Complex, Navaratnagarh | Nagar, Jharkhand |
| 81. |
Excavated Remains at Sarnath | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| 82. |
Lal Khan tomb at Rajghat | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| 83. |
Man Mahal | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| 84. |
Ancient Buddhist Site is known as Chaukhandi Stupa, Rajghat | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| 85. |
Ruined Fort | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh |
| 86. |
Ruined Fort | Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh |
| 87. |
Ancient temple, Avantipur | UT of J&K |
| 88. |
Ancient Palaces attributed to Raja Suchet Singh | Ramnagar, UT of J&K |
| 89. |
Shankaracharya Temple together with adjacent land | Kothi Bagh / Durganag, UT of J&K |
| 90. |
Ancient Fort | Akhnoor, UT of J&K |
| 91. |
Group of arched terraces at Pari Mahal, | Srinagar, UT of J&K |
| 92. |
Brihadisvara Temple- Gangaikonda cholapuram |
Tamil Nadu |
| 93. |
St. Angelo Fort at Kannur | Kannur, Kerala |
| 94. |
Bekal Fort. Pallikare | Kasargod, Kerala |
| 95. |
Sun Temple, Modhera | Mehsana, Gujarat |
|
96. |
Fort Walls (Including Gates, Structures, Moat, Open land, Outside & Inside Fort) | Along seashore outside western corner of Moti Daman fort, UT of Daman and Diu |
| 97. |
Diu Fort, Diu |
UT of Daman and Diu |
| 98. |
Astodia Gate | Ahmadabad, Gujarat |
| 99. |
Teen Darwaja or Tripolia gate | Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| 100. |
Rudabai stepwell with Inscription |
Adalaj, Gujarat |
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Source: PIB
Monuments illuminated in Tri color