Tollywood Stylish Star Makes A Grand Entry As Grand Marshal At The India Day Parade In NY

As the world's largest Indian event outside the nation, the annual India Day Parade in New York City celebrated India's 75th anniversary of independence.

Tollywood megastar Allu Arjun was the grand marshal at the parade on Sunday. The Prade saw an estimated turnout of 150,000 people, both as marchers and as the audience along the route on Madison Avenue.

The FIA (Federation of Indian Associations) tri-state area unit that organized the celebration claimed that 2 of the parade's events were entered into the Guinness Book of World Records: the largest ensemble of damru, the twin-headed drum, and the most flags flown simultaneously.

Ankur Vaidya, FIA Chairman said that these records are dedicated to the global Indian community.

The flags display, in keeping with the theme this year of honoring the Tiranga, the Indian flag, made a show of India’s universality by also including the flags of nations around the world.

New York’s Mayor Eric Adams, holding an Indian flag aloft, was among those leading the parade.

Singer and composer Kailash Kher led a mass singing of “Hindustan Meri Jaan.”

A plane towing an Indian flag flew low over the city during and after the parade.