Bhubaneswar: Artists of Vande Mataram wave national flags during a street play on the eve of Republic Day at Mahatma Gandhi Marg, in Bhubaneswar on Sunday, January 25, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Balurghat: Children hold tricolour flags as they run through a mustard field on the eve of Republic Day celebrations, near Balurghat in Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal on Sunday, January 25, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bikaner: Giridhar Vyas, a resident of Bikaner who claims to have the longest moustache, poses with the tricolour and extends greetings to the nation on the eve of Republic Day, in Bikaner, Rajasthan on Sunday, January 25, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Birbhum: Young boys and girls run holding the tricolour national flag amid blooming mustard fields on the eve of Republic Day celebrations, at Darpasila village in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Sunday, January 25, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Ajmer: Children hold national flags during a Tiranga rally in front of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti on the eve of Republic Day, in Ajmer, Rajasthan on Sunday, January 25, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Ajmer: A girl holds a national flag during a Tiranga rally in front of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti on the eve of Republic Day, in Ajmer, Rajasthan on Sunday, January 25, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Amritsar: A girl poses with her painted face and hands during celebrations on the eve of the country’s Republic Day, in Amritsar, Punjab on Sunday, January 25, 2026. (Photo: IANS)