After Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to light lamps to express unity in fight against the novel coronavirus, people across India used lamps, diyas and flashed moblie lights for nine minutes at 9pm on Sunday. (Photo | PTI)
Diya Jalao: Here is how India responded to PM Narendra Modi's 9 pm-9minutes appeal
Citizens across India lit candles to stand in solidarity and observe a nine-minute blackout as the coronavirus outbreak grows bigger, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to the nation.
Khairatabad residents in Hyderabad displays the lamps as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo | Sathya Keerthi/EPS)
People switched off non essential lights and lit diyas and candles in their balconies and verandas on Sunday night following a call this week from PM Modi to express unity in their fight against the Coronavirus Crisis, in Bengaluru on Sunday. (Photo | Nagaraja Gadekal/EPS)
Puducherry Chief Minister V.Narayansamy lit a lamp at his balcony on Sunday to show his solidarity to end the 'darkness' of coronavirus' as requested by PM. (Photo | G Pattabi Raman/EPS)
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar lights candles to express the country's unity in fight against COVID-19, amid the nationwide lockdown, in Patna, Sunday. (Photo | PTI)
Isha foundation founder Sadhguru lit the lamp at Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore on Sunday to show his solidarity against outbreak of coronavirus. (Photo | EPS)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh joined the nation in lighting lamps to express the country's unity in fight against COVID-19, amid the nationwide lockdown, in New Delhi, Sunday. (Photo | PTI)
Union minister Nitin Gadkari with his family members lit diyas and candles at his residence in New Delhi in order to express solidarity with Modi's appeal to the nation to observe a nine minute blackout. (Photo | EPS)
Residents of Kochi lighting lamps at 9 pm in show of solidarity and confidence in our collective fight against the novel coronavirus on Sunday. (Photo | Arun Angela/EPS)
Two kids were seen praying after lighting the lamp in the balcony of their house to show their solidarity against coronavirus as requested by PM Modi on Sunday night. (Photo | A.Raja Chidambaram/EPS)
Residents of Kamarajar Nagar near R.S Puram in Coimbatore were seen with lamp, candle and torch light to show their solidarity against coronavirus as requested by Modi on Sunday for 9 minutes. (Photo | A.Raja Chidambaram/EPS)
Homeless people light candles at a shelter home during the nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus, in New Delhi, Sunday. (Photo | PTI)
People light candles, lamps and flash mobile phones at a society to express the country's unity in fight against COVID-19, amid the nationwide lockdown, in Mumbai, Sunday. (Photo | PTI)
