Pics: When Indians jammed New York streets

Last updated on: August 16, 2010 15:49 IST

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The Federation of Indian Associations of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut celebrated the Independence Day by organising an India Day Parade on Sunday. Bollywood actor Preity Zinta was the grand marshall of the event. Lakhs of Indian Americans came to watch the parade at Madison Avenue in New York.

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Consulate General of India New York Prabhu Dayal (left), Indian actress Pretty Zinta (centre) and Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar (right) wave out to the crowd on Sunday.
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A tableau in memory of Mahatma Gandhi at the parade

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A bhangra performance at the India Day parade in New York on Sunday
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The rows of tableaux at the India Day Parade on Sunday

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Over 1 lakh Indian Americans participated in the Madison Avenue parade in New York, said the Federation of Indian Associations.
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Indian American children participate in the India Day parade
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An Indian American group at the India Day parade

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