Governor General Lord Mountbatten salutes India's National flag as Edwina Mountbatten, second right, and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, right, look on during India's first Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi
Rare snaps when India woke up to freedom
See the rare pictures captured on August 15, 1947 when India declared as independent from the centuries old colonial rule.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru being sworn in as the Prime Minister of India
People throng in to participate in India's first Independence Day celebrations at Raisina Hill in New Delhi
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Lady Mountbatten and others during the flag hoisting ceremony held at Red fort
A Contingent of the Royal Indian Navy lined up at India Gate, New Delhi, during the Independence Day celebrations
A crowd which participated in the Independence Day Celebrations at India Gate
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People participating in India's first Independence Day celebrations at Raisina Hill
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People gathered to celebrate the first Independence Day at the Raisina Hill
Jawaharlal Nehru in flag hoisting ceremony at Red fort
Huge crowd which witnessed the flag hoisting by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru at Red Fort
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