In Pics: Independence Day celebration across India

India celebrated the 76th Independence Day in 2022 with pomp and celebration across the country.

Women wave national flags as they take part in India's Independence Day celebrations in Ahmedabad. Credit: Reuters Photo

Folk dancers perform a traditional 'Chhou' dance during the celebrations to mark India's 75th Independence Day at the Red Road in Kolkata. Credit: AFP Photo

Participants perform during the celebrations to mark India's 75th Independence Day at the Red Road in Kolkata. Credit: AFP Photo

A man carries a child while holding an Indian national flag during the celebrations to mark country's 75th Independence Day in Ahmedabad. Credit: AFP Photo

Congress Seva Dal members during the party's ceremony for the hoisting of the National Flag on the occasion of 76th Independence Day, at AICC Headquarters in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

Children dress up as freedom fighters to celebrate 75 years of Indian independence on the occasion of 76th Independence Day, in Mumbai. Credit: PTI Photo

PAC jawans and flood-relief team hold a water-boat 'Tiranga Yatra' on the Ramganga river to celebrate the 76th Independence Day, in Moradabad. Credit: PTI Photo

Police officers take part in a parade to celebrate India's Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar. Credit: Reuters Photo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the participants after addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort during the celebrations to mark country’s Independence Day in New Delhi. Credit: AFP Photo

Children hold Indian national flags during the celebrations to mark 75th anniversary of India’s independence at a school in Amritsar. Credit: AFP Photo

An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter showers flower petals during the celebrations to mark country’s 75th Independence Day in Guwahati. Credit: AFP Photo

Students of Anjuman Islam College wearing tricoloured hijab take a selfie during a cultural programme organised on the occasion of 76th Independence Day, in Mumbai. Credit: PTI Photo

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel celebrate the 76th Independence Day, near a mountain peak at 18,800 feet in Sikkim. Credit: ITBP

Helicopters arrive to shower flower petals during the 76th Independence Day function at the Red Fort, in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

People wave the tricolour celebrating the 76th Independence Day, at Ghanta Ghar Lal Chowk in Srinagar. Credit: PTI Photo

Members of Assam Police motorcycle team 'Daredevils' perform during a function on the occasion of 76th Independence Day, in Guwahati. Credit: PTI Photo

Artists perform traditional Bihu dance during a function on the occasion of 76th Independence Day, in Guwahati. Credit: PTI Photo

School students perform during a cultural programme organised on the occasion of 76th Independence Day, in Jaipur. Credit: PTI Photo

School students pose for pictures before participating in a ceremony to celebrate India's 75th Independence Day at the railway sports complex ground in Hyderabad. Credit: AFP Photo

Women wearing tri-coloured clothes on the occasion of 76th Independence Day, pose for photos, in Moradabad. Credit: PTI Photo

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel celebrate the 76th Independence Day, at the banks of Pangong Tso in Ladakh. Credit: PTI Photo