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GALLERY: India Day Flag Hoisting

Check out the photos from Sunday's flag hoisting event celebrating 66 years of Indian independence.


Residents of Woodbridge gathered Saturday afternoon to celebrating India's 66th Independence Day with a ceremonial .

The ceremony, hosted annually by the First Presbyterian Church of Iselin, featured cultural dancing, patriotic songs, Indian food, and beautiful weather.

The speakers and guests included State Senators Joseph Kyrillos, Joseph Vitale, and Samuel Thompson, Assemblyman Craig Coughlin, Franklin Township Mayor Brian Levine, Edison Mayor Antonia Ricigliano, Edison Councilman Sudhanshu Prasad, and Woodbridge Councilman Robert Luban.

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Check out the gallery above to see all of the festivities surrounding the flag hoisting Sunday afternoon!

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