March 06, 2019

Independence Day

This blog contains 13 photos shot in Chennai as people marked and celebrated India's Independence Day.

Location : Chennai District, Tamil Nadu.

Photos shot in August 2017.

All photos © S Srikant.



Staff of University of Madras stand for the National Anthem in Chepauk, Chennai.



National Flag being hoisted at the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) premises in Park Town, Chennai.



Employees of State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) salute the National Flag.



Statue of Gandhiji being garlanded by magistrates at Chennai Central railway station.



The chief guests of the event, who are magistrates, pin paper flags of India.



Policemen salute as the Flag of India is hoisted at Chennai Central railway station.



A man pins the Indian flag on his shirt in Mint Street, Chennai.



People readying a flag to be hoisted in a street in Park Town, Chennai. It is actually the old Indian National Congress flag. However, the flags tied above can be considered the National Flag, even though the colours vary.



A scrap shop adorned with Indian flags in Periamet, Chennai.



An event for children, Jai Ho, in progress at Abirami Mega Mall in Purasawalkam, Chennai.



Children at a drawing and colouring event called Draw a Dream, at Forum Vijaya Mall in Vadapalani, Chennai.



Children at a drawing and colouring event called Draw a Dream, at Forum Vijaya Mall in Vadapalani, Chennai.



Draw a Dream, the drawing and colouring event for children, at Forum Vijaya Mall in Vadapalani, Chennai.


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