Children listen to the Prime Minister's speech during the 69th Independence Day Celebration at Red Fort in New Delhi. The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his second Independence Day address. Photo: R.V. Moorthy
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa takes Guard of Honour during celebrations at Fort St. George in Chennai. Photo: M. Prabhu
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inspects the march past at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. Photo: Ranjeet Kumar
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav salutes after unfurling the tricolor flag at the Vidhan Sabha in Lucknow. Photo: Rajeev Bhatt.
Bike stunts at the Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar. The event was attended by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed , former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and woman PDP president Mehbooba Mufti. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
More than 700 schoolchildren hold a 305 meters long National Flag at GHS Road on Saturday. The celebration was organised by the Saraswat Education Society in Mangaluru. Photo: H.S. Manjunath
A child at the I-Day function in Eluru in Andhra Pradesh. Photo: A.V.G. Prasad.
Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy salutes after unfurling the national flag at Uppalam Ground in Puducherry. Photo: T. Singaravelou