WATCH: Military Bands Brave Delhi Rains, Chilly Weather To Enthrall Audience At Beating The Retreat Ceremony

Several spectators gathered at Vijay Chowk, braving the rains in Delhi, to witness the Beating Retreat ceremony.

Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk

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New Delhi: The Beating Retreat ceremony kicked off at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on Sunday, marking the formal end of this year’s Republic Day celebrations.

President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of Army Staff Manoj Pande and Admiral R. Hari Kumar arrived at Vijay Chowk for the Beating Retreat ceremony.

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PM Narendra Modi arrives for ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony at Vijay Chowk in Delhi

The ceremony marks the formal end of Republic Day celebrations.

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Several spectators gathered at Vijay Chowk, braving the rains in Delhi, to witness the Beating Retreat ceremony.

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During the event, Air Force band band formed a formation representing 'Charkha'(spinning wheel) and a rendition of 'Ishwar Jan ko' followed this formation. The Naval band displayed a formation of 'Varunastra' and 'Charkha' and performed a wide array of tunes. The Pipes and Drum band presented Almora composed by NK Jaman Singh.  

#WATCH | Amid rain lashing the national capital, Military bands enthrall audience at ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony at Vijay Chowk in Delhi

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Notably, tunes based on Indian classical music will be the flavour of the Beating Retreat ceremony which will also include the country’s “biggest drone show” comprising 3,500 indigenous drones, officials had earlier said. For the first time, a 3-D anamorphic projection will be done on the facade of North Block and South Block during the grand ceremony at Vijay Chowk, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

Notably, the Beating Retreat ceremony traces its origin to the early 1950s when Major Roberts of the Indian Army indigenously developed the unique ceremony of display by the massed bands.