As India crossed the 1 billion COVID-19 vaccination milestone, heritage sites and monuments across the country were lit up in tricolour lights on October, 21, 2021.
Please click on the images for a better look at the colourful spectacle.
IMAGE: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, left, and Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar at the launch of the celebrations for the 1 billion COVID-19 vaccination at the Red Fort in New Delhi. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
IMAGE: The world's largest khadi Tricolour at Red Fort. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
IMAGE: The Red Fort illuminated with tricolour lights. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Parliament House. Photograph: Vijay Verma/PTI Photo
IMAGE: The Qutab Minar. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI Photo
IMAGE: Humayun's Tomb. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI Photo
IMAGE: The Konark Sun Temple. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: The Bibi Ka Maqbara. Photograph: PTI Photo
Photographs curated by Anant Salvi/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com