School children run with national flags in the sands of river Krishna. Photo: V.Raju
Flower petals fall as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (unseen) hoists the Tricolour at Red Fort in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives to address the nation from the historic Red Fort. Photo: PTI
A Jammu and Kashmir policeman salutes during the Independence Day parade in Srinagar. Photo: AP
A 400 metre long national flag hoisted at Ghansi Bazar in Hyderabad. Photo: G. Krishnaswamy
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee inspects a guard of honour in Kolkata. Photo: PTI
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah delivers a speech at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar. Photo: Nissar Amed
Dark clouds cover the skies during the 64th Independence Day function in front of the Tamil Nadu Secretariat in Chennai. Photo: PTI
Youngsters hold the national flag while taking a ride on a water scooter at Upper Lake in Bhopal. Photo: A.M. Faruqui
Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan inspects the Independance day parade at the Central stadium in Thiruvanthapuram on Sunday. Photo: S. Mahinsha
Women cotingents of Jammu and Kashmir police marching at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar. Photo: PTI
The patriotic fervour is all pervading as this man displays his spirit on his wheel chair in Alappuzha. Photo: H. Vibhu.
Flower petals showered from a helicopter at Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Ground in Bangalore. Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressing the public at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. Photo: Ranjeet Kumar
Armed commandoes stand guard at Red Fort in New Delhi. Photo: PTI