Beating Retreat Ceremony, showcasing grandeur of India's military traditions at Vijay Chowk
News | January 29, 2025 19:07 ISTBeating Retreat Ceremony, showcasing grandeur of India's military traditions at Vijay Chowk
Beating Retreat Ceremony, showcasing grandeur of India's military traditions at Vijay Chowk
Beating Retreat ceremony marks the formal end of the Republic Day celebrations.
Beating Retreat ceremony: To facilitate citizens, ease in information and access to witness the various events on Republic Day—booking tickets, getting the location of the seating and parking arrangements, etc.—a comprehensive mobile App has been developed.
Delhi traffic advisory: Because of Beating Retreat ceremony, the traffic will be affected from 2:00 PM to 9:30 PM on Wednesday and police have advised people to avoid routes around Vijay Chowk and the New Delhi area.
The traffic advisory notified that Vijay Chowk will remain closed for general traffic from 2 pm to 9.30 pm on January 27 and January 28. Here are routes you should avoid.
The Border Security Force (BSF) officials organised a customary national flag-hoisting ceremony at the Attari-Wagah Border in Punjab.
Traffic had been restricted on Kartavya Path between Vijay Chowk and 'C' hexagon with commuters being advised to take alternative routes like Ring Road, Ridge Road, Aurobindo Marg, Madrasa T-Point, Lodhi Road, Safdarjung Road, Kamal Ataturk Marg, Rani Jhansi Road, and Minto Road.
The 'Beating Retreating' ceremony on Monday will mark the culmination of 75th Republic Day celebrations. In view of this, the Delhi Police has released an advisory outlining road diversions, closures, and parking arrangements around Vijay Chowk.
President Draupadi Murmu and PM Modi attend the Beating Retreat Samaroh at Vijay Chowk.
Beating Retreat ceremony 2023: For the first time, a 3-D anamorphic projection will be done on the facade of North Block and South Block during the grand event at Vijay Chowk on Sunday, the Defence Ministry said.
A centuries-old military tradition, Beating the Retreat dates back to the days when troops disengaged from a battle at sunset.
Beating Retreat is a centuries-old military tradition dating from the days when troops disengaged from the battle at sunset. As soon as the buglers sounded the retreat, the troops ceased fighting, sheathed their arms and withdrew from the battlefield.
Beating Retreat ceremony that takes place on January 29, annually, is a centuries-old military tradition dating from the days when troops disengaged from battle at sunset.
At a demonstration of the Drone presentation on Friday, Union Minister of State Science and Technology Jitendra Singh, interacted with the Botlab StartUp team members at his residence including Tanmay Bunkar, Sarita Ahlawat, Sujit Rana, Mohit Sharma, Harshit Batra, Kunal Meena and others.
On Republic Day, the President of India, who is the first citizen of the country attends the event and unfurls the flag. It is celebrated at Rajpath in the national capital followed by parades, a tableau of the states, artillery display, etc.
India is not alone in continuously evolving its decade-old tradition of the Beating Retreat ceremony, UK's Beating Retreat Ceremony in 2001 included the theme music for "Star Wars" film. In 2006, the UK had included tunes from “The Gladiator” in its ceremony.
The entry was resumed last November after being remained suspended for 20 months because of COVID.
Bringing the curtains down on the four-day-long Republic Day celebrations, the Beating Retreat ceremony was held at Vijay Chowk in Delhi on January 29. Here are some of the best photos of the spectacular event.
The full dress rehearsals for beating retreat ceremony were held in the national capital. The final event will take place at Vijay Chowk on January 29. Beating retreat ceremony marks the end of Republic Day festivities. It is performed by the bands of the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force (IAF). They perform along with the mass formation of bands of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Delhi Police. Sanitisation was done keeping in mind the fear of coronavirus. The R-Day celebrations will be low-key this year due to COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of the Republic Day Celebration, the Beating Retreat Ceremony will be held at Vijay Chowk on January 29.
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