Indian Independence Day - in pictures

  • Narendra Modi speaks during the nation's Independence Day ceremony at Red Fort in New Delhi. Bloomberg
    Narendra Modi speaks during the nation's Independence Day ceremony at Red Fort in New Delhi. Bloomberg
  • Soldiers take part during Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in Delhi. Reuters
    Soldiers take part during Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in Delhi. Reuters
  • Narendra Modi meets with the children after addressing the nation during Independence Day celebrations. Reuters
    Narendra Modi meets with the children after addressing the nation during Independence Day celebrations. Reuters
  • Narendra Modi called on the country to work towards his government's goal of Developed India (Viksit Bharat) in his Independence Day speech. Reuters
    Narendra Modi called on the country to work towards his government's goal of Developed India (Viksit Bharat) in his Independence Day speech. Reuters
  • India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honour to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi. AFP
    India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honour to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi. AFP
  • The South Asian nation of 1.4 billion people won independence from Britain on August 15, 1947, after almost two centuries of colonial rule. Reuters
    The South Asian nation of 1.4 billion people won independence from Britain on August 15, 1947, after almost two centuries of colonial rule. Reuters
  • India's Railway Protection Force personnel during a ceremony in Chennai. AFP
    India's Railway Protection Force personnel during a ceremony in Chennai. AFP
  • A government building is lit in national colours on the eve of Independence Day in Lucknow. AP
    A government building is lit in national colours on the eve of Independence Day in Lucknow. AP
  • A scuba diver displays India's national flag at a marine aquarium on the eve of the country's Independence Day in Chennai. AFP
    A scuba diver displays India's national flag at a marine aquarium on the eve of the country's Independence Day in Chennai. AFP
  • School children carry national flags as they take part in an event on the eve of the India's Independence Day celebrations in Amritsar. AFP
    School children carry national flags as they take part in an event on the eve of the India's Independence Day celebrations in Amritsar. AFP
  • Pupils carry a large Indian national flag during the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign on the eve of the country's Independence Day celebrations in Vijayawada. AFP
    Pupils carry a large Indian national flag during the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign on the eve of the country's Independence Day celebrations in Vijayawada. AFP
  • Mumbai's iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus building is illuminated before India's Independence Day celebration in Mumbai. AP
    Mumbai's iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus building is illuminated before India's Independence Day celebration in Mumbai. AP