Independence Day rehearsals

Indian school girls pose with Indian national flags as they participate in an Independence Day parade rehearsal at the Gandhi Ground in Amritsar on August 12, 2011. (AFP/Narinder Nanu)

Schoolgirls performing Punjabi Giddha dance during a rehearsal for forthcoming Independence Day celebrations in Amritsar on August 12, 2011. (PTI)

Indian Punjab police participate in an Independence Day parade rehearsal at the Gandhi Ground in Amritsar on August 12, 2011. (AFP/Narinder Nanu)

Indian students from the National Cadet Corps (NCC) participate in an Independence Day parade rehearsal at the Gandhi Ground in Amritsar on August 12, 2011. (AFP/Narinder Nanu)

Students perform during Jashn-e-Azadi competition organised in connection with Independence day celebrations in Patna on August 11, 2011. India celebrates its independence from British rule in 1947 on August 15. (PTI)

Indian schoolgirls perform the traditional 'giddha' dance as they attend an Independence Day parade rehearsal at the Gandhi Ground in Amritsar on August 12, 2011. India celebrates Independence Day on August 15. (AFP/Narinder Nanu)

Indian schoolgirls perform the traditional 'giddha' dance as they attend an Independence Day parade rehearsal at the Gandhi Ground in Amritsar on August 12, 2011. (AFP/Narinder Nanu)

NCC Cadets performing rehersal for the Independence day at Manekshaw Parade Grounds in Bangalore on August 11, 2011. (BCCL/Mohammed Asad)

Indian artist Maria Clara gives final touches to her paintings at her residence in Hyderabad on August 12, 2011, ahead of her forthcoming exhibition 'You Are Free Indeed'. Her exhibition which runs August 13-15 celebrates India's independence from British rule and the country's birth as a sovereign nation in 1947. (AFP/Noah Seelam)

Police personnel during rehearsal for Independence Day parade in in Chennai. (BCCL/Sl Shanth Kumar)

Students performing rehersal for the Independence day at Manekshaw Parade Grounds, in Bangalore. (BCCL/Mohammed Asad)

Indian artist Maria Clara gives final touches to her paintings at her residence in Hyderabad on August 12, 2011, ahead of her forthcoming exhibition 'You Are Free Indeed'. Her exhibition which runs August 13-15 celebrates India's independence from British rule and the country's birth as a sovereign nation in 1947. (AFP/Noah Seelam)

Police personnel during rehearsal for Independence Day parade in in Chennai. (BCCL/Sl Shanth Kumar)

Police personnel during rehearsal for Independence Day parade in Chennai. (BCCL/Sl Shanth Kumar)