शुभं करोति कल्याणमारोग्यं धनसंपदा ।शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तुते ॥ https://t.co/4DeiMsCN11 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1586102646000

PM @narendramodi lights a lamp, nation responds to his appeal: "#9pm9minutes"9pm9minute #9baje9mintues… https://t.co/P8zaAvfpR1 — The Times of India (@timesofindia) 1586103624000

President Kovind with the First Lady and members of the family joined fellow citizens in demonstrating collective s… https://t.co/5NtAMhBURc — President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) 1586102377000

Gujarat: People have turned off the lights of their houses&lighted earthen lamps in Ahmedabad. Prime Minister Modi… https://t.co/yHWNzShMcy — ANI (@ANI) 1586100631000

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu turns off all the lights of his residence & lights earthen lamps. PM had appealed to… https://t.co/qcb7MOKLYg — ANI (@ANI) 1586101229000

Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah lights earthen lamps after turning off all lights at his residence. PM had appealed… https://t.co/3scTFnSiEg — ANI (@ANI) 1586101559000

West Bengal: Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar turns off all the lights of his residence & lights earthen lamps. PM had appealed… https://t.co/kN3DSBIUCZ — ANI (@ANI) 1586101157000

Gujarat: Mother of PM Modi, Heeraben, lights an earthen lamp after turning off all lights at her residence. India s… https://t.co/1g176M6mAJ — ANI (@ANI) 1586102406000

आज पूरे देश ने अपनी सामूहिक संकल्प शक्ति का परिचय देकर अंधकार से प्रकाश की तरफ़ जाने का संदेश दिया है। मैंने भी ९ ब… https://t.co/silBhncO6L — Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) 1586101413000

At home, 9pm: lighting diyas for some moments of mindfulness and thinking of our community, even as we work day and… https://t.co/nRDsMaP0MB — Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) 1586102555000

My family & I thank the selfless #SanitationWarriors cleaning our surroundings & hospitals, disinfecting affected a… https://t.co/9WEeL1HQZB — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) 1586102787000

🙏🙏🙏 #9pm9minutes https://t.co/PrgZP3zCWD — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) 1586100524000

Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Kriti Sanon & Raveena Tandon, lit candles at their houses, following P… https://t.co/qpSsooBiOy — ANI (@ANI) 1586105302000

नमस्कार. माननीय प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्रभाई मोदी जी के आवाहन पर आओ सब मिलकर दिया जलाए.. @narendramodi… https://t.co/a4BJpchn6N — Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) 1586101069000

#StayHomeStaySafe #Solidarity #Unity #IndiaFightsCoronavirus 🙏🏻 https://t.co/4LSSsfpVFa — Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) 1586102354000

Tamil Nadu: Residents of a society in Chennai Central have turned off lights of their houses, following the call by… https://t.co/inFe2jknWk — ANI (@ANI) 1586100805000

#WATCH Odisha: People in a residential building in Bhubaneswar chanted 'Gayatri Mantra' after lighting earthen lamp… https://t.co/WmLWh3C3UF — ANI (@ANI) 1586103720000

On PM’s appeal to the nation, Indian Army lit candles&diyas at forward locations on Line of Control. Army stands un… https://t.co/GVgLNjeEHq — ANI (@ANI) 1586106063000

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NEW DELHI: Citizens across the country lit diyas, candles and flashed their mobile and torch lights on Sunday following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for a 9-minute blackout to dispel the "darkness" spread by coronavirus As the clock struck 9pm, lights went out in most houses and people gathered in balconies, flashing mobile lights while a few of them lit candles and diyas.Firecrackers were also burst and conchshells blown to express a collective resolve to shatter the gloom created by the pandemic. PM Modi lit a lamp after turning off all lights at his residence on Sunday night, joining the country in the drive to mark the fights against coronavirus.PM tweeted a Sanskrit shloka which means: "Salutations to the light of the Lamp which brings auspiciousness, health and prosperity, which destroys inimical feelings; salutations to the light of the lamp.""President Kovind with the First Lady and members of the family joined fellow citizens in demonstrating collective solidarity and positivity by lighting candles. He expressed his gratitude towards every Indian for showing resolve & resilience in the fight against COVID-19 ."In Chennai, people formed the map of India by lighting earthen lamps, while in Lucknow, chief minister Yogi Adityanath lit earthen lamps to form an 'Om' at his residence.People in Ahmedabad, Gujarat turned off the lights of their houses and lighted earthen lamps at 9pm.Vice President Venkaiah Naidu also turned off all the lights at his residence & lighted the earthen lamps responding to PM Modi's appeal.Several Union ministers and other politicians also participated in the exercise.Union home minister Amit Shah also lighted earthen lamps at his residence.West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar turned off all the lights of his residence and lighted the earthen lamps.Mother of PM Modi, Heeraben, also lighted an earthen lamp after turning off the all lights at her residence in Gujarat."At home, lighting diyas for some moments of mindfulness and thinking of our community, even as we work day and night as one nation"Some celebrities also joined the country in showing solidarity in the fight against the rapidly-spreading COVID-19 pandemic by lighting lamps and candles.Sachin Tendulkar thanked the sanitation workers for their selfless service and posted a photograph where everyone was holding a candle Saina Nehwal, who recently joined the BJP, said she is proud of the country. "We are really fighting hard with Coronavirus and I m sure we will come out as winner"Bollywood actors, including Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Kriti Sanon and Raveena Tandon, lit candles at their houses to show solidarity with the citizens across the country.Lata Mangeshkar shared a photo of hers lighting a diya Sharing a picture with his wife Latha, superstar Rajinikanth tweeted, "#StayHomeStaySafe #Solidarity #Unity #IndiaFightsCoronavirus."People were also seen standing on their doorsteps in response to the PMs appeal and lighting diyas. However, in some parts of the country, people also burst crackers.Residents of a society in Chennai Central also turned off lights of their houses.People in a residential building in Bhubaneswar chanted 'Gayatri Mantra' after lighting earthen lamps.The PM had on Friday urged people to switch off the lights at their homes and light up lamps, candles or mobile phone torches for nine minutes at 9 pm on April 5 to display the country's "collective resolve" to defeatThis is the second timehas sought to rally people amid the ongoing lockdown.On March 24,announced a 21-day lockdown across the country from March 25 to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, asserting that social distancing was the only way to deal with the deadly virus.