PHOTO ESSAY:
Jai Hind!
Indian Republic Day Celebrations
Indians worldwide celebrate January 26 as India’s Republic Day, and this year as always, it was celebrated with great pomp and show. Here are glimpses of celebrations from New Delhi, Washington, DC, and San Francisco. Siliconeer presents a photo essay.
(Above): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and chief guest of Republic Day Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand, meet the invitees at a reception to mark the 63rd Republic Day celebrations, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, Jan. 26. [Photo: Press Information Bureau]
(Above): Rajpath comes alive with dare devil stunts of motorbike riders of the Border Security Force. [Photo: Press Information Bureau]
(Above): Border Security Force marching contingent. [Photo: Press Information Bureau]
(Above): Border Security Force camel contingent passes through the Rajpath. [Photo: Press Information Bureau]
(Above): Float of Karnataka passes through the Rajpath. [Photo: Press Information Bureau]
(Above): Children performing folk dance at Rajpath. [Photo: Press Information Bureau]
(Above): Ambassador Rao paying floral tribute at Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in front of the Embassy of India in Washington, DC. [Photo: Indian Embassy, Washington, DC]
(Above): Ambassador Nirupama Rao unfurling the National Flag at Washington, DC. [Photo: Indian Embassy, Washington, DC]
(Above): A group led by Ayona Dutta sang patriotic songs in various Indian languages at the Indian Embassy in Washington, DC. [Photo: Indian Embassy, Washington, DC]
(Above): Ambassador Nirupama Rao reads the President’s Message to the Nation. [Photo: Indian Embassy, Washington, DC]
(Above): San Francisco’s Consul General of India N. Parthasarathi receives a proclamation at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, Jan. 26, on the occasion of India’s Republic Day celebrations. [Photo: Siliconeer]
(Above): A cultural performance at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, Jan. 26, by disciples of Chitresh Das on the occasion of India’s Republic Day celebrations. [Photo: Siliconeer]
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