Sky lanterns light up Jama Masjid on 80th I-Day

Residents release sky lanterns near the Jama Masjid area in New Delhi on 15 August 2026, marking India's 80th Independence Day with a glowing display of festive spirit.

Celebrants burst firecrackers near the Jama Masjid area of New Delhi on 15 August 2026, adding colour and sound to the 80th Independence Day festivities across the capital.

Kite enthusiasts fill the skies near Jama Masjid, New Delhi, on 15 August 2026 as the city observes India's 80th Independence Day with the traditional pastime of kite flying.

Colourful kites crowd the skies around the Jama Masjid neighbourhood in New Delhi on 15 August 2026, a visual hallmark of Independence Day celebrations in the capital's older quarters.

The Jama Masjid precinct in New Delhi — long associated with kite flying on 15 August — buzzed with activity as families and youth took to rooftops to mark India's 80th Independence Day.

Scores of residents gather near Jama Masjid in New Delhi on 15 August 2026 to fly kites — a centuries-old custom that has become inseparable from Independence Day festivities in the city.

Participants young and old join kite-flying sessions near Jama Masjid, New Delhi, on 15 August 2026, reflecting the broad community participation that defines 80th Independence Day celebrations in the capital.

As India marked 80 years of independence on 15 August 2026, the skies above Jama Masjid in New Delhi filled with kites — a fitting close to a day of nationwide patriotic festivities.