Swiss Alps light up in Indian tricolour to express message of solidarity amid COVID-19

Swiss Alps on Friday night dazzled in colours of tricolour after Indian flag was projected onto Matterhorn mountain to express solidarity between nations amid global fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Rewned Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter has been projecting flags of various countries since last month. flags of United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Japan, Spain amongst many ors have also been projected onto  14,690 feet mountain to instil a feeling of hope as world faces a global health crisis in hands of deadly virus. 

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India's tricolor was latest edition to series by Gerry Hofstetter who projected colors onto Matterhorn mountain which lies on Switzerland-Italy border on Friday night.

Gerry Hofstetter revealed that se beams of light express idea of 'hope' during se dark times. "Light is hope. So if you do a mess with light in such a situation as we are in w, you give that hope -- especially with this iconic, standalone, pyramid-shaped, incredibly strong mountain," he said. Thanking him for this lovely display of solidarity, Indian Foreign Service Officer Gurleen Kaur thanked country for this gesture calling it a friendship between " Himalayas to Alps". 

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