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Mumbai`s iconic buildings illuminated in tricolour ahead of Independence Day
Updated On: 14 August, 2024 09:06 PM IST | Sanjana Deshpande
On the eve of Indian Independence Day 2024, several of Mumbai`s iconic buildings were illuminated in the tricolour. Pics/ Atul Kamble
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On the eve of Indian Independence Day 2024, several of Mumbai`s iconic buildings were illuminated in the tricolour. Pics/ Atul Kamble
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The stellar visuals that surfaced showed the facade of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus was lit with the colours of the Indian flag.
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Across the CSMT station stands the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters and its facade too was beaming with the tricolour.
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Similarly, the Vidhan Bhavan and Mantralya (the secretariat) buildings were illuminated to mark Independence Day 2024.
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Additional visuals of the scene showed State Bank of India and Shipping Corporation of India`s buildings at Nariman Point were decorated with tricolour series lights.
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India gained freedom on August 15, 1947, following years of struggle. On this day, it ceased to be a colonial nation and gained complete independence from the British who had dominated it for so long.
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On August 15, 2024, India will mark the 78th Independence Day
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, since India`s 75th year of Independence in 2021, began `Har Ghar Tiranga` campaign to encourage people to bring the Tiranga (Indian national flag) home and to hoist it to mark India`s Independence.
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