New Delhi: Beating The Retreat ceremony marks the end of Republic Day festivities in Delhi. It is held every year on January 29, three days after the Republic Day parade on Rajpath. President Pranab Mukherjee
6. As the bands fall silent, a lone trumpeter picks up the moving tune ‘Siki a mole'. After this performance the hymn ‘Abide with me' is played by the Massed Bands.
