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Celebrations began across Telangana on Sunday night to rejoice at the culmination of the decades-old struggle in the region for carving out a separate state from Andhra Pradesh.
Rediff.com shows you glimpses of the festivities in India's newest state.
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Telangana celebrates statehood
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A Telangana Rashtra Samithi worker celebrates the creation of the new state
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Telangana celebrates statehood
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Telangana Rashtra Samithi workers celebrate the formation of Telangana with dazzling fireworks at the Tank Bund in Hyderabad
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Telangana celebrates statehood
Telangana Rashtra Samithi workers celebrate the formation of Telangana in Hyderabad
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Telangana celebrates statehood
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Telangana Rashtra Samithi workers celebrate the formation of Telangana with dazzling fireworks at the Tank Bund in Hyderabad
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Telangana celebrates statehood
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Congress leaders participate in a torch rally at Gandhi bhavan in Hyderabad
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