PHOTOS: India prepares for 73rd Independence Day

How different parts of the country are readying for celebrations ahead of August 15

Aug 14, 2019, 16:39 IST1 min

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In Jammu, police personnel walk together after a full dress-rehearsal of the Indian Independence Day celebrations on August 13, 2019

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IPS officer Rakshitha K. Murthy raises a salute as she leads a contingent in rehearsal for Independence Day celebrations at Golconda Fort in Hyderabad on August 13, 2019

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Assam police stand with their guns during a full-dress rehearsal for Independence Day celebrations in Guwahati on August 13, 2019, as India prepares to celebrate its 73rd anniversary of independence from British rule on August 15

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A student holds a national flag during a flash mob at a railway station in Mumbai, India on August 13, for an Independence Day campaign

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Indian school girls get ready to perform a Punjabi folk dance, "Giddha", for Independence Day at Guru Nanak Stadium in Amritsar on August 13

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