Bengaluru's iconic Vidhana Soudha was lit by a spectacular fireworks display on 15 August 2026 as Karnataka marked the 80th Independence Day with the annual Freedom Habba celebrations. (Photo: NationPress)
The Freedom Habba festival in Bengaluru marked India's 80th Independence Day on 15 August 2026 with a dazzling pyrotechnic show in front of the Vidhana Soudha legislative complex. (Photo: NationPress)
Karnataka joined the nation in celebrating 80 years of independence on 15 August 2026, with fireworks illuminating the night sky above the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru during the Freedom Habba event. (Photo: NationPress)
The Vidhana Soudha — Karnataka's neo-Dravidian legislative building in Bengaluru — served as the centrepiece of the state's 80th Independence Day celebrations on 15 August 2026, with fireworks drawing large crowds. (Photo: NationPress)
Pyrotechnic bursts lit the Bengaluru skyline on the evening of 15 August 2026, as the Freedom Habba celebrations at Vidhana Soudha marked India's 80th year as an independent nation. (Photo: NationPress)
The Freedom Habba — Bengaluru's signature Independence Day cultural and civic festival — reached its crescendo on 15 August 2026 with a fireworks finale in front of the illuminated Vidhana Soudha. (Photo: NationPress)
Residents of Bengaluru gathered near the Vidhana Soudha on Saturday, 15 August 2026 to witness the fireworks display that capped the Freedom Habba marking India's 80th Independence Day. (Photo: NationPress)
Karnataka celebrated India's 80th Independence Day on 15 August 2026 with a night-time fireworks spectacle at the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, concluding the state's Freedom Habba festivities. (Photo: NationPress)