Telangana celebrates statehood

Image: People celebrating Telangana formation day front of Historic Charminar in old city of Hyderabad
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Celebrations began across Telangana on Sunday night to rejoice at the culmination of the decades-old struggle in the region for carving out a separate state from Andhra Pradesh.

Rediff.com shows you glimpses of the festivities in India's newest state.

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Telangana celebrates statehood

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A Telangana Rashtra Samithi worker celebrates the creation of the new state

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Telangana celebrates statehood

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Telangana Rashtra Samithi workers celebrate the formation of Telangana with dazzling fireworks at the Tank Bund in Hyderabad

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Telangana celebrates statehood

Telangana Rashtra Samithi workers celebrate the formation of Telangana in Hyderabad

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Telangana celebrates statehood

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Telangana Rashtra Samithi workers celebrate the formation of Telangana with dazzling fireworks at the Tank Bund in Hyderabad

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Telangana celebrates statehood

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Congress leaders participate in a torch rally at Gandhi bhavan in Hyderabad

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