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From Hyderabad to Delhi, India celebrates I-Day

Last updated on: August 15, 2018 22:01 IST
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From children to soldiers, everyone in India marked the 72nd Independence Day with much vigour and zeal.

Here are glimpses of the celebrations from across the nation.

IMAGE: 'Tornadoes', the motorcycle display team of Army Service Corps, makes a tri-colour formation on motorcycles during the 72nd Independence Day celebrations at Maneskshaw parade ground in Bengaluru. Photograph: Shailendra Bhojak/PTI Photo

IMAGE: A dog squad takes part in a march past during the 72nd Independence Day celebrations at Maneskshaw parade ground in Bengaluru. Photograph: Shailendra Bhojak/PTI Photo

IMAGE: Children, holding tricolours, take part in a skating-rally to celebrate the Independence Day in Noida. Photograph: PTI Photo

A man carries his daughter holding the Tricolour on 72nd Independence Day, in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Santosh Hirlekar/PTI Photo
 

A boy selling the Indian national flags waits for customers in front of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus as it is illuminated with the colours of the national flag in Mumbai,. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters

School children perform during 72nd Independence Day celebrations at Mini Stadium, in Jammu . Photograph: PTI Photo

People hold tricolour flags as they participate in a rally in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath salutes the national flag after hoisting it during the 72nd Independence Day function at Vidhan Sabha in Lucknow. Photograph: Nand Kumar/PTI Photo

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi unfurls the Indian flag during the 72nd Independence Day at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi. Photograph: Subhav Shukla/PTI Photo

A boy poses with flags and badges of the Tricolour on Independence Day. Photograph: Subhav Shukla/PTI Photo

A creation by sand sculpting artist Sudarshan Pattanaik on a beach in Puri. Photograph: PTI Photo

School children and teachers carry a 250-metre-long flag at Begum Bazar in Hyderabad. . Photograph: SnapsIndia

Border Guard of Bangladesh officials greet Border Security Force personnel at the international border check-post in Hili near Balurghat in South Dinajpur district of West Bengal. Photograph: PTI Photo

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