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Pranab on buggy for Beating Retreat
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Pranab on buggy for Beating Retreat
President Pranab Mukherjee arrives in a ceremonial buggy for the Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina hill, in New Delhi, on Wednesday.
It's been three decades since the buggy made it out after its discontinuation at public functions due to security reasons.
Mukherjee was greeted with loud cheers by hundreds of spectators who had gathered to witness the colourful event as he came in the open gold-plated carriage.
The six-horse driven carriage was used by the Viceroy during the British rule. After Independence, it has remained with the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
An open horses driven buggy was seen as a security threat by security agencies then, following which the traditional carriage was replaced by bullet-proof cars.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Defence Minister AK Antony at the Beating Retreat ceremony.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister AK Antony and MoS Jitendra Singh at the Beating Retreat ceremony.
Union Minister Farooq Abdullah shakes hands with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the Beating Retreat ceremony.
Defence Minister AK Antony, MoS Jitendra Singh and Army chief Gen Bikram Singh at the Beating Retreat ceremony.
Defense forces band perform at the Beating Retreat ceremony. The ceremony marks a centuries-old military tradition, when the troops ceased fighting, sheathed their arms and withdrew from the battlefield and returned to the camps at sunset at the sounding of the Retreat.
Bandsmen perform at the Beating Retreat ceremony. Fourteen military bands, 17 pipes and drums bands, 85 buglers and 14 trumpeters from various regiments of army played besides four military bands each of Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.
The ceremony began with unfurling of the Indian flag with the National Anthem played in the background, descending a solemn mood at Vijay Chowk
Indian Navy sailors play wind instruments at the Beating Retreat ceremony.
As the tricolour was lowered by military personnel, camel-mounted troops on regalia atop Raisina Hill retreated along with the bands.
The Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Parliament House, the North and South Blocks along with other official buildings in Raisina Hill lit up on the occasion.
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