In pictures: Deserted streets as India observes 'Janata Curfew'

A view of Bengaluru-Mangaluru Road in Hassan on March 22, 2020. PM's call for Janata Curfew received a good response. (Source: The Hindu)

India on Sunday woke up to empty roads and deserted public places as the ‘Janata curfew’ proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to counter the coronavirus spread began.

PM Modi has proposed the day-long curfew between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. as part of social distancing to check the spread of the virus.

Scene from a Gurgaon highrise. Many people in Gurgaon stepped out into their balconies as sirens blared and people beat thalis, on Sunday, March 22,2020. (Source: The Hindu)

Scene from a Gurgaon highrise. Many people in Gurgaon stepped out into their balconies as sirens blared and people beat thalis, on Sunday, March 22,2020. (Source: The Hindu)

Deserted Mumbai's Bandra Worli Sea link on the day of Janata Curfew, on Sunday, March 22,2020. (Source: The Hindu)

City police personnel patrolling a deserted beach road during 'Janata Curfew' in Puducherry on Sunday March 22, 2020. (Source: The Hindu)

Sunday mass was held without believers at St Mary's Basilica in Kochi, with only priests present, for possibly the first time in history, in the wake of Janata Curfew on March 22, 2020 (Source: The Hindu)

Deserted Kakinada main road in Andhra Pradesh on March 22, 2020 as the country observed 'Janata Curfew' (Source: The Hindu)

The view of Pune city during Janata Carfew on March 22, 2020. (Source: The Hindu)

A deserted view of the National Highway from New Delhi leading to Jaipur on March 22, 2020 (Source: The Hindu)

A view of the deserted look near Ripon building area on Poonamalee high road, Chennai on March 22, 2020 (Source: The Hindu)

Deserted Siddipet road in Telangana on March 22, 2020 (Source: Special Arrangement)