Iam so Glad that India Kepts these kind of Parades
"The parades carry on the regemental traditions established in the founding of the modern Indian army. They incorporate decorative and incredibly coreographed marches that fuse the best of Royal Indian Army and Indian military traditions. Each regiment, infantry, armoured, mechanized or air have their own unique dress and marches.
Drill formation is a very exact science in the Indian military, and is an integral part of regimental training, moreso than in British and American militaries. It's used to tech regimental standards, create regimental loyalty, increase unit cohesion and instill discipline."
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The tricolor flutters in the backdrop of the sky at the culmination of the Republic Day Parade
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Soldiers stand alongside the Agni II missile during India's 57th Republic Day parade in New Delhi.
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Indian Army's Amphibious Ferry and Floating system and Bridge Layer Tank pass
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Soldiers march during the country's 57th Republic Day parade in NewDelhi.
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Kashmiri artists also performing during the Republic Day Celebrations
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Camel-mounted soldiers rehearse beating the retreat for the Delhi parade.
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Buddhist monks take part in the parade in Delhi.
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Women police contingent parade during the dress rehearsal for the Republic day function
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Indian Army's Gorkha Regiment march past the Indian national flag during the final dress rehearsal before the Republic Day celebrations
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The birds eye view of Republic Day Padade
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The camel contingent of BSF.
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A marching contingent passes through the Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade
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Another marching contingent passes through the Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade
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A Band performs while passing through the Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade .
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A spectacular view of Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade
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The Autonomous launcher of the 'Brahmos' super sonic cruise missile system
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Two Sukhoi Aircrafts break away from each other in the middle of the sky while leaving smoky trail behind them
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Three Sukhoi Aircrafts moving towards India Gate in Arrow formation during the fly past at Republic Day Parade
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A spectacular view of Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade. Check those Brahmos Line.
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Helicopters carrying the flags of three services during the Republic Day Parade
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The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh salute the brave soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti (English Trabslation : Immortal Soldier)
Mr. Radhu you have done a good job. A few of the photographs are from Republic Day Parade of previous years. This year the display was in a lower key, particularly the show of heavy armaments etc. Since you have not given captions to all the excellent photographs, for the benefit of viewers, I would like to add a few. The second last picture is that of the President's Bodyguards: This is one of the oldest regiment earlier known as Governor General's Bodyguards and was raised in Varanasi in the year 1858, it is presently commanded by Col Adil Mahmood VSM.The helicopters are MI-17 and the BSF Camel contingent was originally belonged to the Jaipur State Forces. The India Gate was constructed after the end of the First World War as a memorial for the estimated 185000 Indian soldiers who died in various battle fields in Europe and Persia. Names of these soldiers are inscribed on the body of the manument. The eternal flame is a recent addition. In both the World Wars India provide the largest contingent of volunteer force as all other countries had to resort to conscription.
