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India Celebrates 75th Independence Day

By REDIFF NEWS BUREAU
August 18, 2021

 

The Tricolour hoisted in the inhospitable terrain of Donkyala Pass at 18,300 feet, the highest pass in the Eastern Sector to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's Independence. Photograph: ANI

 

ITBP personnel celebrate Independence Day on the banks of the Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh at 14,000 feet.

 

ITBP troopers march on the banks of the of the Pangong Tso lake with the National Flag.

The tallest Tricolour in Jammu and Kashmir flies high after it was installed and unfurled at the Hari Parbat fort in Srinagar. Photograph: PTI Photo
 

Students celebrate Independence Day at a school in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. Photograph: PTI Photo

 

People unfurl the Tricolour and fly kites as they celebrate Independence Day in Old Delhi. Photograph: PTI Photo

 

Border Security Force personnel and Pakistani Rangers lower their countries' flags during the Beating Retreat ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border post. Photograph: PTI Photo

 

Girls participate in a cultural programme in RS Pura near Jammu. Photograph: PTI Photo

 

A child waves national flags to celebrate Independence Day in Ajmer. Photograph: PTI Photo

 

Visitors pose with the national flags at Wagah. Photograph: PTI Photo

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