<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.3333px;">Flag hoisting ceremonies marked the Independence day celebrations in states. </span><span style="color: #222222;">Functions were held in all state capitals and district headquarters on the occasion. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu & Kashmir, Governor N N Vohra unfurled the tricolour at Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium in Srinagar. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, the state is moving towards building prosperous and new Madhya Pradesh. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In Uttar Pradesh, over 9 crore saplings were planted in a day in different parts of state on the occasion.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh hoisted the tricolor at the First Manipur Rifles Parade Ground in the state capital Imphal.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy said that the aim of the Government is to fulfill the dreams of late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to make the state a numero uno in all fields.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Indians living abroad also celebrated the day with the hoisting of National Flag and national anthem reverberating at Indian missions across the world. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ahmad Javed  led the Indian expats in celebrating the Independence Day. In Abu Dhabi , the national flag was unfurled by Ambassador Navdeep Suri.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In Sri Lanka, the main ceremony was held at the India House in Colombo. </span><br />