In Pics | Monuments across India lit up in Tricolour ahead of 75th I-Day
From Clock Tower at Lal Chowk in Kashmir to Humayun's tomb in Delhi, monuments across the country were lit up in tri-colour theme ahead of the 76th Independence Day on Monday.
The Clock Tower (Ghanta Ghar) at Lal Chowk of Srinagar has been illuminated in Tricolour on Sunday, ahead of Independence Day .(Photo By Waseem Andrabi Hindustan Times)
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Safdarjung Tomb in New Delhi illuminated with tricolour lights.(ANI)
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Ripon building illuminated with tri-coloured lights in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.(PTI)
A view of Humayun’s Tomb illuminated on the eve of Independence Day, in New Delhi.(Hindustan Times/Arvind Yadav)
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A view of Divisional Railway Manager Office illuminated with tricolours on the eve of Independence Day celebration in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.(Hindustan Times/Deepak Gupta)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
