Kolkata mounted police ride their horses after taking part in a full dress rehearsal for Independence Day celebrations in the city
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A tailor stitches the national flag at Sadar Bazaar, on August 11, 2019 in New Delhi, India
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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel keep a boat vigil on the Gomati river near the India-Bangladesh border ahead of India"s 73rd Independence Day celebrations at Srimantapur Tripura on August 12
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Schoolchildren participate in a dress rehearsal for celebrations at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 13, 2019
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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
