Telangana celebrates statehood

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

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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 Rashtra Samithi workers celebrate the formation of Telangana in Hyderabad

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