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    India lockdown: Famous places deserted as COVID-19 spreads

    Scenes from normally busy public sites across India amid the nationwide lockdown


    Published:  March 26, 2020 15:13 Compiled by Balaram Menon

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    A deserted view of the Taj Mahal, in Agra. India has imposed a three-week long nationwide lockdown from March 25th to April 14th for its 1.3 billion people, the most far-reaching measure undertaken by any government to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Image Credit: ANI
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    A general view shows the deserted Golden Temple, in Amritsar Image Credit: AFP
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    Birla Mandir wears a deserted look, in New Delhi Image Credit: ANI
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    Mumbai's Bandra-Worli Sea Link road wears a deserted look Image Credit: PTI
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    A deserted view of India Gate amid lockdown, in New Delhi Image Credit: ANI
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    Police personnel stand guard on a deserted road in front of historical Charminar monument, in Hyderabad Image Credit: AFP
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    A deserted view of Gateway of India in Mumbai Image Credit: ANI
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    A deserted view of Kamakhya Temple, in Guwahati
    A deserted view of Kamakhya Temple, in Guwahati Image Credit: ANI
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    A deserted view of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar Image Credit: ANI
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    Pigeons fly as women walk outside a closed Sufi shrine in Srinagar Image Credit: ANI
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    The Esplanade junction with the Metropolitan Building in the background in Kolkata is seen deserted Image Credit: AFP
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    Deserted view of Ganga Ghat in Varanasi during the lockdown Image Credit: ANI
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    A motorcyclist rides along a near-empty road past the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSTM), in Mumbai Image Credit: Bloomberg
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    A devotee walks on a deserted road near Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya Image Credit: PTI
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    Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow wears a deserted look Image Credit: PTI
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    A general view shows the empty Safdarjung Tomb, in New Delhi Image Credit: AFP
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    A deserted area in front of Taj Mahal Palace hotel, in Mumbai Image Credit: AFP
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    A general view of deserted Heritage Street is seen next to the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, in Amritsar Image Credit: PTI
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    A view of deserted Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra mosque, in Ajmer Image Credit: PTI
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    A deserted view of Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar Image Credit: PTI
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    A deserted beach in Kanyakumari Image Credit: PTI
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    A worker sprays disinfectant at Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai Image Credit: PTI
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    A deserted view of a city park in Kolkata Image Credit: PTI
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    A Jammu Municipal Corporation health worker fumigates an area at the Ranbireshwar temple, in Jammu Image Credit: PTI
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    A view shows the deserted Red Fort, in old quarters of Delhi Image Credit: REUTERS
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    'Shikaras' anchored on the banks of Dal Lake during the lockdown, in Srinagar Image Credit: PTI
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    Jhandewalan Mandir remains closed during countrywide lockdown in New Delhi Image Credit: ANI
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    A man stands in front of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden which is closed, in Lucknow Image Credit: PTI
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    A medical team sanitizes the Junagarh Fort, in Bikaner Image Credit: PTI
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    A deserted view of Jantar Mantar after it was closed, in Jaipur Image Credit: PTI
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    People walk past the Indian Museum which has been closed, in Kolkata Image Credit: ANI
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    A deserted view of Eden Garden, in Kolkata Image Credit: PTI
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    Rajpath in New Delhi wears a deserted look Image Credit: PTI

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