
Maharashtra: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat hoists the National Flag at RSS headquarters in Nagpur

Karnataka: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa hoists the National Flag at Manekshaw Parade Ground in Bengaluru.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray hoists the National Flag at Varsha Bungalow, his official residence, today on Independence Day.

Uttarakhand: Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat hoists the national flag at his residence, on August 15.

Ladakh: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawans celebrate Independence Day on the banks of Pangong Tso lake, at an altitude of 14,000 feet.

Personnel of Border Security Force (BSF) participated in ‘Fit India Freedom Run’ and a 10-km walk on the occasion of Independence Day, in RS Pura area of Jammu.

An artist, Shiva Raman, attempted to enter Guinness World Records by painting Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait in 2,020 square feet area using coffee, in Chennai on Aug 14.

Puducherry: Legislative Assembly building and statues of several leaders including that of Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr BR Ambedkar illuminated on the eve of Independence Day.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai illuminated in tricolor ahead of Independence Day.

Tri colored cakes and pastries being prepared at a bakery shop in Kolkata on the eve of 74th Independence Day.