In step

Updated - January 25, 2019 at 01:20 PM.

What’s Republic Day without parades — that too the biggest and the best of them all? Glimpses from the rehearsals in New Delhi for the January 26 pageant

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First-timers: An all-woman contingent of Assam Rifles takes over Rajpath ▲

In a row: One of the several VIP seating areas on Rajpath, all set for January 26 ▲

Image management: Between rainy winter mornings and smog, there’s always time for photo-ops ▲

Blow the trumpet: A security forces personnel waits for band members ▲

Are we ready: Members of the National Cadet Corps — popularly known as NCC — near India Gate ▲

Colours of celebration: Rashtrapati Bhavan awash in the hues of the Tricolour ▲

Float an idea: A Quit India tableau from Maharashtra ▲

Beat the blues: The foggy morning of January 23 — the day of the full dress rehearsal — turned cheerful with the arrival of school students at Vijay Chowk ▲

Images by Jagan Negi, a Delhi-based photojournalist

Published on May 26, 2024 23:03