India's independence day celebrations

A street child in Gauhati peers into a parade ground where independence celebrations are in progress Photograph: Anupam Nath /AP

Troops parade in Srinagar Photograph: Altaf Qadri/EPA

Schoolchildren perform in Jammu Photograph: Jaipal Singh /EPA

Sailors march past the 17th-century Red Fort, in New Delhi Photograph: Manish Swaup /AP

A soldier crashes through a row of electric lights in Bangalore Photograph: Aijaz Rahi /AP

Female cadets march in Jammu Photograph: Jaipal Singh /EPA

A child watching a ceremony in Mumbai holds the flag Photograph: Gautam Singh/AP

An Indian soldier stands guard behind barbed wire in front of Bakhshi stadium, the main venue for celebrations in Srinagar Photograph: Altaf Qadri/EPA

Shubamya salutes as she sells Indian flags at traffic lights in New Delhi Photograph: Gurinder Osan /AP