Mesmerising Photos From Beating Retreat Ceremony Capture Culmination Of Republic Day Celebrations
By: Rahul M | January 29, 2024
The Beating Retreat ceremony on Monday, hosted at the Vijay Chowk, marked the culmination of the Republic Day celebrations.
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Armed forces bandsmen perform during the Beating Retreat ceremony, at Maulana Azad Stadium.
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The splendid ceremony began with the massed band's 'Shankhnaad' setting the tone for the event.
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President Droupadi Murmu graced the venue in the traditional 'buggy,' enhancing the ceremony's old-world charm rooted in the early 1950s.
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President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other union ministers attended the event.
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The Beating Retreat ceremony traces its origins to the early 1950s when Major Roberts of the Indian Army indigenously developed the unique ceremony of display by the massed bands.
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It marks a centuries-old military tradition, when the troops ceased fighting, sheathed their arms, withdrew from the battlefield and returned to the camps at sunset at the sounding of the retreat.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during the Beating Retreat ceremony, at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi, Monday.
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The ceremony creates nostalgia for the times gone by.