A member of Jantar Beats dance group points out into the crowd before their performance during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Dancers wait side stage before their performance during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Members of Jantar Beats perform during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Members of dance groups Dancing Feet & Dancing Diya have their group portrait taken during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Dancer Sreekruthi Dharmapuri peeps through a space in a tent tarp by the stage during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

An attendee of the India Independence Day celebration smiles for a portrait, Aug. 17, 2025 on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.

Dancer Sreekruthi Dharmapuri has her portrait taken during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.

Divya Chopra, member of dance group Jantar Beats, poses for a portrait during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.

A dance group waits in a tent beside the stage before their performance during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Dancers perform during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Attendees of the India Independence Day celebration dance in the crowd in Aug. 17, 2025 on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

A dancer performs during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

A man stands in the crowd framed by flowers during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

Members of a dance group lead by choreographer Puja Pandya walk down South Meridian Street at the end of an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy

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See photos from India Day on Monument Circle

by Ted Somerville, Mirror Indy
August 20, 2025

<h1>See photos from India Day on Monument Circle</h1>
<p class="byline">by Ted Somerville, Mirror Indy <br />August 20, 2025</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-34-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60022" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A member of Jantar Beats dance group points out into the crowd before their performance during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-4-2-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60020" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Dancers wait side stage before their performance during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-42-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60026" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Members of Jantar Beats perform during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-12-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60018" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Members of dance groups Dancing Feet &amp; Dancing Diya have their group portrait taken during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-27.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60031" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Dancer Sreekruthi Dharmapuri peeps through a space in a tent tarp by the stage during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-2-edited-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60035" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">An attendee of the India Independence Day celebration smiles for a portrait, Aug. 17, 2025 on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-13-edited-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60036" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Dancer Sreekruthi Dharmapuri has her portrait taken during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-23-edited-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60037" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Divya Chopra, member of dance group Jantar Beats, poses for a portrait during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-30-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60027" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A dance group waits in a tent beside the stage before their performance during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-3-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60019" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Dancers perform during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-9-760x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60021" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Attendees of the India Independence Day celebration dance in the crowd in Aug. 17, 2025 on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-24.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60029" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A dancer performs during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-22-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60028" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A man stands in the crowd framed by flowers during an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/India-Independence-Day-celebration-Ted-Somerville-Photography-44-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-60033" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Members of a dance group lead by choreographer Puja Pandya walk down South Meridian Street at the end of an India Independence Day celebration Aug. 17, 2025, at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<p><em>Ted Somerville is a Mirror Indy freelance contributor. You can reach him at <a href="mailto:tedsomphoto@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">tedsomphoto@gmail.com</a>.</em></p>
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