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India gears up for its 71st Independence Day

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Aug 14, 2017, 17:49 IST
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Marina Beach, Chennai

Boys wave a Tricolour ahead of the India's Independence Day, at the Marina beach in Chennai (PTI photo)

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Chennai

Armed Police personnel during Independence Day rehearsals at Fort St George in Chennai (TOI photo by C Suresh Kumar)

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Visakhapatnam

Indian Navy participate in rehearsals for the Independence Day at Victory At Sea, Naval War Memorial in Visakhapatnam (TOI photo by N Kanaka)

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Bhubaneswar

Kids in Bhubaneswar hyped up for August 15 (PTI photo)

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Bhopal

Members of the fishermen community holding the Tricolour atop boats at Lower Lake in Bhopal (PTI photo)

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Indore

Students gear up for Independence Day celebrations in Indore (TOI photo by Pravin Barnale)

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Patna

An IPS officer leads full dress rehearsal at Gandhi Maidan in Patna (PTI photo)

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Red Fort

Services' personnel march during full dress rehearsal of the 71th Independence Day function at Red Fort in New Delhi (TOI photo Yogesh Kumar)

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New Delhi

A vendor selling tri-cloured items at a shop in Old Delhi (PTI photo)

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Chandigarh

Full dress rehearsal at the Parade Ground, Sector-17, Chandigarh (TOI Photo by Pritam Thakur)

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Amritsar

A police personnel takes a selfie on Sunday on the sidelines of the full dress rehearsal for the Independence Day celebrations in Amritsar (PTI photo)

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