We had asked our readers to share with us how did they mark the Independence Day.
Rediff readers shared photographs of their celebrations on the most important day in India's calendar.
You can still send us your photographs and videos to newsdesk@rediff.co.in.
IMAGE: Nidhi Rajeev Shrivastava from Bengaluru sends this photo of 4-yr-old Kushagra with a tricolour.
IMAGE: Hussain sends photograph of his twin children Abrar and Alizia celebrating Independence Day.
IMAGE: Santosh Kamath clicked this photograph of celebrations at Shakti Enclave in Malad West, Mumbai.
IMAGE: Rediff reader Swapnil Yalgi sends this photograph from Switzerland.
IMAGE: 2-year-old Saniha M with the Tricolour. Photograph sent by Sushma Manjesh from Shivamogga, Karnataka.
IMAGE: Amol Padmawar sends this photo of Independence Day celebrations at Little Millennium School, Magarpatta, Pune.
IMAGE: Photograph sent by Diskar Paunikar.
IMAGE: Asad Ahmad Jairumi from Maharashtra.
IMAGE: Independence Day celebration photo sent by Gautam Arora.
