India Day was celebrated in Hicksville on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, commemorating the 68th anniversary of India’s independence from British rule. (Credit: Newsday / Raychel Brightman)
Hicksville’s streets were a blaze of orange, green and white — the colors of the Indian flag — as hundreds gathered to commemorate the 68th anniversary of India’s independence Sunday.
South Broadway was filled with sounds of traditional drumming and shouts of “Long live India!” as people of all ages walked the 2-mile stretch to the Asamai Hindu Temple on East Barclay Street.