72nd Independence Day: Music composer Kailash Kher and Cricketer Suresh Raina witness the ceremony at Wagah Border

Earlier in the day, sweets were also exchanged at the India and Bangladesh border's Fulbari Post, Siliguri, West Bengal between BSF and Bangladesh's Border Guards.
Meanwhile, citizens across the country have can be seen hoisting flags on their own accord and flying tricolored flags under a free sky.