People all over the nation on Sunday turned off lights and lit diyas and candles at their residence to fight against coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed to the people of India to switch off all lights of houses today at 9 PM for 9 minutes and just light a candle, diya or mobile’s flashlight.
So here are the pictures and videos
Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Kriti Sanon & Raveena Tandon, lit candles at their houses, following PM Modi's appeal to all to switch off all lights of their houses today at 9 PM for 9 minutes&just light candles/diya, to mark fight against #COVID. pic.twitter.com/cw0yxoMxQX
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On PM’s appeal to the nation, Indian Army lit candles&diyas at forward locations on Line of Control. Army stands united with 130 crore Indians who are united through a common resolve to fight against #COVID19: PRO Udhampur, Directorate of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence pic.twitter.com/pKZCMzwOZO
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Delhi: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel at Quarantine Centre in Chhawla lit earthen lamps & candles at 9 PM, following PM Modi's appeal to all to switch off all lights today at 9 PM for 9 minutes & just light candles/diya, to mark fight against #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/dtAa6h3Ha0
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Punjab: People in Amritsar lit earthen lamps, candles, torch lights and car flashlights following PM Modi's appeal to switch off all lights of houses today at 9 PM for 9 minutes & just light a candle,'diya' or mobile's flashlight, to mark India's fight against #COVID. pic.twitter.com/y7v9GPmyT3
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#WATCH: Members of High Commission of India in Pakistan lit the lamps. PM Narendra Modi had appealed to all to switch off all lights of houses today at 9 PM for 9 minutes & just light a candle, 'diya' or mobile's flashlight, to mark fight against #COVID pic.twitter.com/SRgXuTD98a
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#WATCH Maharashtra: Priests lit earthen lamps at Shri Siddhi Vinayak Ganpati Mandir in Mumbai. PM Modi had appealed to all to switch off all lights of houses today at 9 PM for 9 minutes & just light a candle,'diya' or mobile's flashlight, to mark fight against #COVID pic.twitter.com/B5LRtHVRV7
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#WATCH Himachal Pradesh: Actor Kangana Ranaut and her family lit earthen lamps at their residence in Kangra. India switched off lights in houses for 9 minutes at 9 PM today & lit a candle, 'diya', or flashlight, to mark India's fight against #Coronavirus as per PM Modi's appeal. pic.twitter.com/TRZ1pLYxXw
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal lit eathen lamps outside CM residence in Guwahati. PM Modi had appealed to all to switch off all lights of houses today at 9 PM for 9 minutes & just light a candle,'diya' or mobile's flashlight, to mark India's fight against #COVID pic.twitter.com/FKDFVhU52Q
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Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani lit candles and earthen lamps at their residence 'Antilia'. People across India switched off lights in their houses for 9 minutes at 9 PM today&lit a candle, 'diya', or flashlight, to mark India's fight against #Coronavirus as per PM's appeal pic.twitter.com/VMqdRyMbkX
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#WATCH Gujarat: Streets in Vadodara as people across India switched off the lights in their houses for 9 minutes at 9 PM today & lit a candle, 'diya', or flashlight, to mark India's fight against #Coronavirus as per PM Narendra Modi's appeal. pic.twitter.com/lNY7ehKdry
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#WATCH Odisha: People in a residential building in Bhubaneswar chanted 'Gayatri Mantra' after lighting earthen lamps. People across India switched off lights for 9 min at 9 PM today&lit a candle, 'diya', or flashlight, to mark India's fight against #Coronavirus as per PM's appeal pic.twitter.com/XGsCIySiel
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#WATCH Delhi: PM Narendra Modi lights a lamp after turning off all lights at his residence. India switched off all the lights for 9 minutes at 9 PM today & just lit a candle, 'diya', or flashlight, to mark India's fight against #Coronavirus as per his appeal. pic.twitter.com/9PVHDlOARw
— ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2020
Maharashtra: Mumbai Fire Brigade personnel lit earthen lamps today. India switched off all the lights for 9 minutes at 9 PM today & just lit a candle, 'diya', or flashlight, to mark India's fight against #Coronavirus as per the appeal of PM Narendra Modi. pic.twitter.com/uQ8Esi8S2G
— ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2020
