August 07, 2011 15:36 IST

Hiroshima Day was observed in many parts of the country with special vigils, peace marches and rallies on Saturday. It commemorated the dropping of the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.

1/7 Street Children at a peace march to observe Hiroshima Day at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Photo: S. Subramanium Children of New Delhi actively participate in observance of Hiroshima Day. Photo: S. Subramanium The Governor of Andhra Pradesh E.S.L. Narasimhan and State secretary of Communist Party of India, K. Narayana releasing doves prior to a Hiroshima Day peace rally, attended by students in Hyderabad on Saturday. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf School students particpate in a peace rally marking the 66th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing on Hiroshima in western Japan, in Hyderabad. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf College students participate in a peace rally to mark Hiroshima Day in Mumbai on Saturday. Photo: PTI Students in Mumbai observe Hiroshima Day. Photo:PTI Girls participate in a peace rally in Hyderabad marking Hiroshima Day. Photo: PTI