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70 years of freedom: India gets ready to celebrate Independence Day

Preparations are in full swing for the celebration of India's 71st Independence Day on Tuesday. From enthusiastic schoolchildren to fisherman, from government buildings to local markets, the country is entrenched in patriotic fervour.

India TV News Desk Written by: India TV News Desk [ Updated: August 14, 2017 17:21 IST ]
  • Schoolchildren create a formation during the full dress rehearsal for the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Sunday.
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    Schoolchildren create a formation during the full dress rehearsal for the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Sunday.
  • Students carry Tricolours on the eve of 71st Independence Day, in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
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    Students carry Tricolours on the eve of 71st Independence Day, in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
  • Members of the fishermen community holding the Indian Tricolour atop boats at Lower Lake in Bhopal on Sunday ahead of the Independence Day celebrations.
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    Members of the fishermen community holding the Indian Tricolour atop boats at Lower Lake in Bhopal on Sunday ahead of the Independence Day celebrations.
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  • Taj Mahal hotel building illuminated in Indian tricolor ahead of the Independence Day, in Mumbai on Sunday.
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    Taj Mahal hotel building illuminated in Indian tricolor ahead of the Independence Day, in Mumbai on Sunday.
  • A vendor selling national flags on Sunday ahead of the Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi.
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    A vendor selling national flags on Sunday ahead of the Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi.
  • A boy purchasing tri-colored items at a stall in Old Delhi on Sunday, ahead of Independence Day.
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    A boy purchasing tri-colored items at a stall in Old Delhi on Sunday, ahead of Independence Day.
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  • A vendor selling national flags on Sunday ahead of the Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi.
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    A vendor selling national flags on Sunday ahead of the Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi.
  • Women selecting tri-cloured bangles at a shop in Old Delhi on Sunday, ahead of Independence Day.
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    Women selecting tri-cloured bangles at a shop in Old Delhi on Sunday, ahead of Independence Day.
  • Women and school children carrying the national flag ahead of the Independence Day in Hyderabad on Saturday.
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    Women and school children carrying the national flag ahead of the Independence Day in Hyderabad on Saturday.
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  • Youngsters wave the national flag ahead of India's Independence Day, in Jammu on Saturday.
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    Youngsters wave the national flag ahead of India's Independence Day, in Jammu on Saturday.
  • UP Assembly being decorated ahead of the Independence Day celebrations in Lucknow on Friday.
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    UP Assembly being decorated ahead of the Independence Day celebrations in Lucknow on Friday.
  • Students at a madarsa preparing for the Independence Day celebrations in Lucknow on Saturday.
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    Students at a madarsa preparing for the Independence Day celebrations in Lucknow on Saturday.
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