The landmark Empire State Building here will be drenched in the hues of Indian tricolour to celebrate the country's participation in the Beijing Olympics.
For the 17 nights of the games, the monumental lightings will honour the top 66 countries participating in the Olympics, based on the number of athletes attending from each country.
"The Empire State Building is honouring the athletes that have trained and worked their entire lives to make it to this international stage of competition where unity, athleticism and sportsmanship are revered," said James Connors, General Manager for the Empire State Building.
"We are proud that the Empire State Building can be a part of this international celebration and hope that its tower lights are another source of pride for the athletes and their countries taking part in the summer games," he added.
Tonight the building will sport saffron, white and green-colours of the Indian flag.
The four sides of the building would celebrate different countries being lighted in colour of their flags. This is first time that the building would have different colours on each side.
On the first day of lighting yesterday, the 1454-foot high 102 storey building was lit in the colours of the United States and China which is hosting the Olympics.
