Members of the Indian community assembled in large numbers outside the Indian Embassy in Washington and Indian Consulates in New York, Houston, San Francisco and Chicago to celebrate India's 73rd Independence Day.
India's Ambassador to the US Harsh V Shringla on Thursday unfurled the tricolour and read out President Ram Nath Kovind's message while addressing a gathering of more than 500 Indian-Americans.
Joined by a popular local band, members of the Indian community were seen dancing to the tune of patriotic songs on the road in front of the embassy as they chanted slogans like "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and "Vande Mataram."