In Photos: How India Celebrated Her 70th Independence Day

The tri-colour is not just the flag, it’s also the feeling of pride that comes with it.

Independence Day in India is always a celebration with a riot of colours. On the 69th anniversary of India’s independence, people celebrated in rain and in shine, on water and on land.

The Quint brings to you a compilation of a diverse array of photos, showing just how people forgot all their problems today to celebrate as one.

English rendering of the highlights of PM @narendramodi's Address on #IndependenceDayIndia https://t.co/Qo9hWKBwul pic.twitter.com/r9VZtnedTQ

— PIB India (@PIB_India) August 15, 2016

Celebrating #IndependenceDayIndia with my children at Bal Ashram. pic.twitter.com/nLhqiQtYaf

— Kailash Satyarthi (@k_satyarthi) August 15, 2016

Saw a sea of people cheering on with the flags yesterday. What a sight! Happy #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/bULoRkxi5J

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 15, 2016

With the bright young minds, our nation’s future. #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/ITj9M0hQQk

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 15, 2016

"We were honored to be visited by special people! Guess who?" Fellow @dnivra_r #TFICelebrates #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/twkmU272xC

— Teach For India (@TeachForIndia) August 15, 2016