A feeling of patriotism overwhelmed everyone in different parts of the country as they celebrated India's 63rd Independence Day. Traditional cultural programmes were also organised on this special occasion besides hoisting of the tricolour-the Indian national flag. A paramilitary soldier stands guard in the backdrop of the Red Fort, the venue for India's Independence Day celebrations, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo)A tourist carries her son on his back, holding an Indian flag distributed ahead of India's Independence Day, in Jammu, India.Indian girls in traditional dresses perform folk dance during a ceremony to mark India's 62nd Independence Day, in Jammu, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009.In this handout photograph provided by the Presidential Palace, Indian President Pratibha Patil addresses the nation on the eve of Independence Day in New Delhi, India, FridaySchool children wear masks to prevent themselves from swine flu virus, as they march past during a function to mark India's 62nd Independence Day, in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009
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