Inside India - August 22, 2013

An Indian army officer performs a stunt on a motorcycle during a function to mark India's Independence Day in Bangalore. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo

A Parsi woman prays near bas-reliefs of ancient priests at Fire Temple, on Navroze in Mumbai. Rafiq Maqbool / AP Photo

An Indian worker welds while preparing iron boxes for building constructions in Hyderabad. Mahesh Kumar A. / AP Photo

An Indian man sit on the top portion of the Balua Ghat as the river water level rises in Allahabad following a heavy monsoon. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP

People look skywards as they fly kites from the roofs of their houses during India's Independence Day celebrations in Delhi. Mansi Thapliyal / Reuters

An Indian man carries idols of Hindu goddess Dasahma that were immersed by devotees in the River Sabarmati during the last day of Dashama festival in Ahmadabad. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo

Andhra Pradesh state police march during India's Independence Day celebrations in Hyderabad. Mahesh Kumar A. / AP Photo

An Indian man rests on top of vegetables being transported on a truck as it moves past a Telugu movie poster in Hyderabad Mahesh Kumar A. / AP Photo

Kites soar against a yellowing sky above New Delhi during India's Independence Day. Tsering Topgyal / AP Photo

A colourful view of daily life on the Indian subcontinent.

Edited and sequenced by Photo Editor RJ Mickelson