South Asian Indians from the Greater Boston region gathered in Burlington this weekend to celebrate India Republic Day, the 64th anniversary of the country’s constitution coming into force.

The ceremony commemorates the 1950 adoption of the nation’s constitution. The Indian Association of Greater Boston hosted the event at Burlington High School.

Dancers from the Shaila School of Dance, Anjali Munjal, front, and Soumya Dharmateja, back, are seen during a Punjabi Folk Dance during Republic Day.

Dancer Deepika Bhardwaj, 4, of Nashua, posed before her performance with the Nikita Punjabi Dance Group during Republic Day.

Dancers from the Aangkikam Dance Academy including Manvi Sharma, 16, of Westford, left, put makeup on Priya Kumari, 14, of Tyngsborough.

Silhouetted dancers prepared to perform for a large crowd during Republic Day 2013.

A group of dancers performed for a large crowd during Republic Day.

Dancer Arya Mohanty, 11, of Winchester, practiced backstage before a performance.

Officials estimated that 2,000 attendees would show up.

Uma Audi, of Nashua, took photos.

Burlington’s celebration was a smaller-scale version of what occurs in India.

Dancers from the Aangkikam Dance Academy including Manvi Sharma, 16, of Westford, left, put makeup on Priya Kumari, 14, of Tyngsborough.

From left to right, dancers Maya Pundit, Eva Choudhury and Priyanka Nanda, performed the Saraswati Vandana, the dancers are invoking Goddess Saraswati, during Republic Day.