Change of guards at 'Rashtrapati Bhavan'!
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Image Source : INDIATVIndian infantry soldiers and the President's Body Guards in ceremonial attire take part in the Change of guard ceremony in front of the main entrance of the Rashtrapati Bhavan or the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Members of Indian Army Brass Band wait to perform during the Change of guard ceremony in front of the main entrance of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, or the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012.
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Mounted Indian President's Body Guards in ceremonial attire take part in the Change of guard ceremony in front of the main entrance of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, or the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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The ceremony has now been revamped and relocated to make it more visually appealing and public friendly, a Rashtrapati Bhavan press release said. The Presidential Palace, designed by the British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and completed in 1929, was formerly the Governor General's house and is now the official residence of the President of India, who holds a largely ceremonial role.
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Indian infantry soldiers and the President's Body Guards in ceremonial attire take part in the Change of guard ceremony in front of the main entrance of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, or the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012.
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Members of Indian Army Brass Band are silhouetted as they perform during the Change of guard ceremony in front of the main entrance of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, or the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012.
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A young Indian girl, who was among the members of the public who had arrived to witness the Change of guard ceremony plays in front of the main entrance of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, or the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012.
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Mounted Indian President's Body Guards in ceremonial attire return after the Change of guard ceremony in front of the main entrance of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, or the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012.
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Image Source : INDIATV
Indian infantry soldiers and the President's Body Guards in ceremonial attire take part in the Change of guard ceremony in front of the main entrance of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, or the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012
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Image Source : INDIATV
Mounted Indian President's Body Guards in ceremonial attire take part in the Change of guard ceremony in front of the main entrance of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, or the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012.