Pictures of the day

A monkey sits in the backdrop of a heavy gush of water following heavy monsoon rainfall, at at Athirappilly waterfall in Thrissur, on Monday, Aug 13, 2018. (PTI Photo)

Tamil Nadu Armed Police personnel participate in the full dress rehearsal for the 72nd Independence Day function at Fort St. George in Chennai on Monday, Aug 13, 2018. (PTI Photo)

People pay homage to late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi at his memorial on Marina Beach, in Chennai on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. (PTI Photo)

Students participate in a full dress rehearsal ahead of the 72nd Independence Day function, in Amritsar on Monday, Aug 13, 2018. (PTI Photo)

Security personnel stand guard on a blocked road during the full dress rehearsal for Independence Day at Shere-e-Kashmir stadium, in Srinagar, on Monday, August 13, 2018. ( PTI Photo)

School children run across a paddy field with the tricolour, ahead of 72nd Independence Day celebrations, at Debagram in Birbhum on Monday, Aug 13, 2018. (PTI Photo)