In Pics: India decks up as it celebrates 75th Independence Day

India is celebrating its 75th Independence Day on Sunday, August 15, 2021. (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna)

Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi all lit up with tricolour on the eve of the 75th Independence Day. (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unfurl the national flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Sunday to celebrate the country's 75th Independence Day and two Mi-17 1V helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will shower flower petals at the venue for the first time ever. In pic, people take selfies outside the Red Fort in New Delhi on Saturday, a day before Independence Day. (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna)

The Army has intensified patrolling to keep a strict vigil along the Line of Control (LoC) in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch in J&K ahead of the 75th Independence Day anniversary. In pic, the Clock Tower at Lal Chowk in Srinagar is seen illuminated for the first time in tricolour ahead of India's 75th Independence Day celebrations. (Express Photo: Shuaib Masoodi)

Council Hall in Pune also lit up with tricolour on the eve of 75th Independence Day on Saturday. (Express Photo: Ashish Kale)

Security has been tightened across the country ahead of the celebrations due on Sunday. (Express pHoto: Ashish Kale)

A policeman clicks a photo of the Council Hall illuminated in tricolour in Pune on Saturday evening. (Express Photo: Ashish Kale)