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India gears up for 69th Independence Day
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Ahead of India's 69th Independence Day, Red Fort wears tricolours as a full dress rehearsal takes place where the Prime Minister hoists the national flag. (HT Photo/Raj K Raj)
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School children gather to form a tricoloured "Jai Bharat" during the final rehearsal for the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort. (HT Photo/Raj K Raj)
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Indian Army commando on alerts outside the Red Fort ahead of the 69th Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi. Many cultural activities, various events and special shopping discounts are on offer for people to mark anniversary of the day of freedom across the country. (HT Photo/Raj K Raj)
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Full dress rehearsal of Independence Day 2015 at Motilal Nehru stadium in Bhopal on Thursday. (HT Photo/Praveen Bajpai)
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The band rehearsing during the preparations for Independence Day at Motilal Nehru stadium in Bhopal on Thursday. (HT Photo/Praveen Bajpai)
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Full dress rehearsal of Independence Day 2015 at 15th Battalion in Indore on Thursday. (HT Photo/Shankar Mourya)
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Students of Delhi Public School singing patriotic songs during Independence Day celebrations in Noida on Wednesday. India celebrates its anniversary of independence from England on August 15 with great pomp, with the Indian tricolour hoisted atop prominent buildings and homes. (HT Photo/Burhaan Kinu)
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Members of the women police contingent checking their weapons during the full dress rehearsal of Independence Day parade at Motilal Nehru Stadium in Bhopal on Thursday. (HT Photo/Mujeeb Faruqui)
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Women battalion of Haryana Police march past during the Independence Day full dress rehearsal in Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon on Thursday.
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Police women of a daredevil unit perform stunts on a motorcycle during a rehearsal parade ahead of the Independence Day celebrations at Bakhshi Stadium, the main venue for Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar. (HT Photo/Waseem Andrabi)
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NDMC workers put national flags on the electric polls in for preening the streets in New Delhi for the Independence Day. (HT Photo/Vipin Kumar)
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School children participating in the final rehearsal for the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort as security personnel keep an eye on any points of threat to the Independence Day celebrations in the capital. (HT Photo/Raj K Raj)
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NSG Commandos on alert during the final rehearsal for the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in New Delhi. The Capital is gripped in tricolours as many cultural activities, various events and special shopping discounts are on offer for people to mark the 69th Independence Day. (HT Photo/Raj K Raj)
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