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Week-long Independence Day celebrations kick off
The largest flag hoisted measures 90 feet in length, 60 feet in width and weighing 35 kilograms.
August 12, 2014 12:14 IST
1 / 8People enjoy music as India's largest national flag flatters during the inauguration of the week-long celebrations of Independence Day at the Central Park, Connaught Place in New Delhi. (Source: PTI)
2 / 8Fire works lit the sky near India's biggest national flag during the inauguration of the week-long celebrations of Independence Day at the Central Park, Connaught Place in New Delhi on Monday.(Source: PTI)
3 / 8Fire works lit the sky near India's biggest national flag during the inauguration of the week-long celebrations of Independence Day at the Central Park, Connaught Place in New Delhi on Monday.(Source: PTI)
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5 / 8The Flag Foundation of India and the New Delhi Municipal Council have together set up the flag and was the 46th 'monumental flags' hoisted by the foundation. (Source: Express photo by Ravi Kanojia)
6 / 8The flag was hoisted for the first time on March 7, 2014. (Source: Express photo by Ravi Kanojia)
7 / 8The flag is located at the centre of the Central Park, which is listed as a heritage building of Connaught Place which is regarded as the heart of Delhi. (Source: Express photo by Ravi Kanojia)
8 / 8Crowd gathers to see the largest flag hoisted. (Source: Express photo by Ravi Kanojia)
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