India's 67th Independence Day is celebrated around the country – in pictures

A young girl from New Dehli has her face painted with the national flag Photograph: Xinhua /Landov/Barcroft Media

Members of the Indian army perform on motorcycles during an official celebration in Bangalore Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP

An Indian Mallakhamb gymnastic artist breathes fire Photograph: Jagadeesh Nv/EPA

The national flag is flown in front of the India Gate in New Delhi Photograph: Xinhua /Landov/Barcroft Media

Indian school students brave the floods to celebrate in Amritsar Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images

Jammu and Kashmir policemen participate in a parade in Srinagar Photograph: Mukhtar Khan/AP

Indian school children perform in traditional costumes in Bangalore Photograph: Jagadeesh Nv/EPA

Indians raise their national flag on top of the Bandra fort in Mumbai Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images

Indian school children perform during official celebrations in Hyderabad Photograph: Mahesh Kumar /AP

The National Cadet Corps on parade in Bangalore Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP

Celebrating on the India-Pakistan Wagah border post Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images

Two young women shelter under an umbrella in the northeastern Indian city of Agartala Photograph: Jayanta Dey/Reuters

Residents watch kites flying from the roof tops of their homes in the old quarter of Delhi Photograph: Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters

Tribal Naga children perform a folk song in Dimapur, Nagaland Photograph: Caisii Mao/Corbis

In the southern city of Bangalore, a soldier rides through a wall of fluorescent tubes Photograph: Reuters

Traditional Rajasthani folk artists perform in Ajmer Photograph: Himanshu Sharma/Corbis

An Indian police officer marches in heavy rain in Jammu, India Administered Kashmir Photograph: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters

Schoolchildren take part in celebrations in front of the historic Red Fort in Delhi Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters