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In Photos: How India Celebrated Her 70th Independence Day

The tri-colour is not just the flag, it’s also the feeling of pride that comes with it.

Akriti Paracer
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Independence Day in India is always a celebration with a riot of colours. On the 69th anniversary of India’s independence, people celebrated in rain and in shine, on water and on land.

The Quint brings to you a compilation of a diverse array of photos, showing just how people forgot all their problems today to celebrate as one.

The tri-colour is not just the flag, it’s also the feeling of pride that comes with it.
Children in formation for the 70th Independence Day. (Photo: Reuters)
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The tri-colour is not just the flag, it’s also the feeling of pride that comes with it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the celebrations with his speech at the Red Fort in Delhi. (Photo: IANS)
The tri-colour is not just the flag, it’s also the feeling of pride that comes with it.
Students dancing during Independence Day celebrations in Kashmir. (Photo: AP)
The tri-colour is not just the flag, it’s also the feeling of pride that comes with it.
Police officers with their bright umbrellas as it started raining during the flag unfurling in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: AP)
The tri-colour is not just the flag, it’s also the feeling of pride that comes with it.
People looking at balloons released during a march in Ahmedabad. (Photo: Reuters)
The tri-colour is not just the flag, it’s also the feeling of pride that comes with it.
Indian BSF exchanging sweets with Pakistani soldiers at the Wagha-Attari border. (Photo: IANS)
The tri-colour is not just the flag, it’s also the feeling of pride that comes with it.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti holding the flag during the unfurling ceremony. (Photo: AP)
The tri-colour is not just the flag, it’s also the feeling of pride that comes with it.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat beating a drum along with parade participants at the parade ground in Dehradun. (Photo: IANS)
The tri-colour is not just the flag, it’s also the feeling of pride that comes with it.
People celebrating Independence Day in Bhopal. (Photo: IANS)
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The tri-colour is not just the flag, it’s also the feeling of pride that comes with it.
A homeless man carrying the tri-colour in Hyderabad along with children. (Photo: AP)

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