IN PICS: Face Masks And Sanitization Amid Finery During Independence Day Dress Rehearsals Across India

An Army officer during the full dress rehearsals at the Red Fort, New Delhi. (Image: PTI)

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Tamil Nadu senior police officials help a member of state Disaster Response Force contingent prepare for the full dress rehearsals in Chennai. Reports say that all personnel who will be participating in the function and are likely to come in contact with the Prime Minister will remain in quarantine since the beginning of the month.(Image: PTI)

Tamil Nadu Police contingent seen with face masks during full dress rehearsals in Chennai. Last month, the Central government had issued a detailed advisory to States/Union Territories on how ow celebrations can be held in a manner befitting the occasion at state capital, district headquarters, sub-divisions and panchayat-levels. (Image: PTI)

Punjab Women Police contingent wear face masks for the dress rehearsals in Amritsar. According to the guidelines for the celebration Social distancing guidelines will be adhered to during the function. Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar and ASI Director-General have asked the concerned officials to make arrangements keeping social distancing in mind. (Image: PTI)

RAF contingent wearing face masks march-past during the full dress rehearsals for the 74th Independence Day celebrations in Kolkata. (Image: PTI)

Artists with face shields and masks perform during the full dress rehearsals in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Image: PTI)

Tripura State Rifles contingent members share a light moment and get a selfie clicked after the full dress rehearsals in Dharmanagar, Tripura. This year at the Red Fort as many as 1,500 Corona winners, who recovered from the disease, will attend the function. (Image: PTI)

A health worker screens Madhya Pradesh Police contingent members before the full dress rehearsals for the 74th Independence Day celebrations in Bhopal. With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Independence Day celebrations, the biggest national festival of the country will be marked in a somber manner.(Image: PTI)

Women Police contingent march-past during the full dress rehearsals in Ajmer, Rajasthan. A lot of changes will be there in the celebrations this year for example school children will not participate and this year, only the cadets of the National Cadet Corps would attend the celebrations at the Red Fort. (Image: PTI)