Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations Photogallery

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President Pratibha Patil speaks during a function at Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram on Mahatma Gandhi's 140th birthday celebrations in Ahmedabad (BCCL/Bhadresh Gajjar)

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A child pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 140th birthday celebrations at Gandhinagar Town hall, Ahmedabad. (BCCL/Kevin Antao)

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Kartikeya Sarabhai presenting a book to President Pratibha Patil during her visit at Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad on Thursday. October 1, 2009. (BCCL/Bhadresh Gajjar)

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Pratibha Patil tries her hand at the 'charkha' or the spinning wheel on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, during her visit to the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad. (PTI)

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On the 140th birth anniversary of the 'Father of the Nation', the city of Gandhinagar woke up to the bhajans of Gandhiji at the Gandhinagar Town hall. (BCCL/Kevin Antao)

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Pratibha Patil tries her hand at the 'charkha' or the spinning wheel on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, during her visit to the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad. (PTI)

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On the 140th birth anniversary of the 'Father of the Nation', the city of Gandhinagar woke up to the bhajans of Gandhiji at the Gandhinagar Town hall. (BCCL/Kevin Antao)

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President Pratibha Patil replies to a question during a function at Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad on Thursday, October 1, 2009 (BCCL/Bhadresh Gajjar)

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On the 140th birth anniversary of the 'Father of the Nation', the city of Gandhinagar woke up to the bhajans of Gandhiji at the Gandhinagar Town hall. (BCCL/Kevin Antao)

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Pratibha Patil during her visit to the Gandhi Ashram on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary in Ahmedabad. (BCCL/Kevin Antao)