In pics: India gears up for 75th Independence Day celebrations

India will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021. With the current Covid-19 situation, many restrictions have been imposed to avoid crowding.

Updated on: Aug 12, 2021 3:52 PM IST

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In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Union Home Ministry issued instructions to the States and Union Territories for following necessary preventive measures while organising the Independence Day celebrations. Here are a few pictures on how India is gearing up for its 75th Independence Day celebrations. (Indranil Mukhejee/AFP)

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The Clock Tower (Ghanta Ghar) at Lal Chowk, Srinagar has been illuminated in colours of the Tricolour ahead of Independence Day. (PTI)

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School girls practice for the 75th Independence Day function, in Patiala on August 7. (PTI)

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Preparations underway ahead of the Independence Day celebration in front of Red Fort, in New Delhi on August 6. (ANI)

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A health worker collects swab samples from Anti Riot Battalion (ARB) personnel for Covid-19 testing before rehearsal for Independence Day celebrations at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, Bihar on August 6, (Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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Jawans during the rehearsal for Independence Day function at Gandhi Maidan, in Patna, Bihar. (Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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Women jawans during the rehearsal for Independence Day function at Gandhi Maidan, in Patna, Bihar. (Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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A worker prepares a kite-flying string ahead of Independence Day celebration, in Jammu. (ANI)

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Security personnel hoist the national flag at Cantt Station Varanasi as part of 'Amrit Mahotsav' on the 75th anniversary of Independence Day, in Varanasi on August 6. (PTI)

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Staff at a flag shop in Mumbai inspect the 14-feet by 21-feet Indian Tricolour made for the upcoming Independence Day, at Byculla. (Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times)

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A women along with her-in-laws make environment-friendly paper Indian national flags ahead of Independence Day inside their home at Kurla, Mumbai. (Pratik Chorge/Hindustan Times)

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Students of Rajkia Kanya Varisht Madhmik Vidhalya rehearse for Independence Day Celebration function, at Jakub Pura in Sadar Bazar area in Gurugram. (Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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Girl students at a rehearsal for the Independence Day Celebration function at Nehru Stadium, in Gurugram. ( Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times)