In Pics | India gears up for the 75th Independence Day

Independence Day 2021 is just around the corner, here's how India is gearing up to celebrate it.

Army personnel keep vigil on Line of Control (LoC), ahead of the 75th Independence Day celebration, at Pallanwala Sector in Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir. Credit: PTI Photo

The Yacht Club of Hyderabad celebrates 74 years of India’s independence at Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad. Credit: PTI Photo

Youngsters run holding the flag ahead of 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Jammu. Credit: PTI Photo

Girls wearing the tricolour, pose near Taj Mahal ahead of the 75th Independence Day, in Agra. Credit: PTI Photo

Women with their faces and hands painted in the three colours of the flag pose for photographs, ahead of Independence Day celebrations, in Amritsar. Credit: PTI Photo

A kite maker displays kites with images of Indian leaders and freedom fighters ahead of Independence celebrations, in Amritsar. Credit: PTI Photo

Preparation of the 75th Independence Day parade, at Golconda fort in Hyderabad. Credit: PTI Photo

The Yacht Club of Hyderabad celebrates 75 years of India’s Independence at Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad. Credit: PTI Photo

Labourers work during the preparations at the Red Fort ahead of the India's Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi. Credit: AFP Photo

A man rides a scooter painted in the tri-colour and two huge flags fixed on it, ahead of the Independence Day, in Jaipur. Credit: PTI Photo

Youth participate in a bicycle rally organised as part of Amrit Mahotsav, commemorating 75th Independence Day, in Varanasi. Credit: PTI Photo

The Clock Tower (Ghanta Ghar) is seen illuminated for the first time in Indian tricolour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. Credit: AFP Photo

Artists carry a tricolour Indian map walk past ahead of Independence Day celebration in Jammu. Credit: PTI Photo

Army band performs as part of celebrations to mark the 75th Independence Day, at the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar. Credit: PTI Photo

Students with their hand painted in tricolour pose for photographs during rehearsal, ahead of the 75th Independence Day function in Gurugram. Credit: PTI Photo