Commemorating in the capital: Vehicles driving along a fountain decoration marking Indonesia’s 79th Independence Day at Bundaran HI in Jakarta. — Bloomberg
Festivities span a nation in the middle of a big move
Flying high: The Indonesian flag being raised underwater at Seaworld in Jakarta. — Reuters
Grand display: Indonesian President Joko Widodo (behind podium) and President-elect Prabowo Subianto saluting during a ceremony marking the country’s 79th Independence Day celebration at the Presidential Palace in the new capital city of Nusantara, East Kalimantan province.
This day in history: People attending a musical commemoration event in front of a graffiti at the Formulation of the Proclamation Text Museum, which was the residence of Japanese Rear Admiral Tadashi Maeda when the text of Indonesia’s independence was formulated, in Jakarta. — AFP
Remembering their roots: Performers taking part in a ceremonial event to mark Indonesia’s 79th Independence Day in Banda Aceh. — AFP
Patriotic fervour: Participants holding Indonesian flags ahead of a street flag raising ceremony at Bundaran HI in Jakarta. — Bloomberg
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