Delhi Republic Day parade
The Delhi Republic Day parade is the largest and most important of the parades marking the Republic Day celebrations in India. The parade takes place every year on 26 January at Kartavya Path, New Delhi. It is the main attraction of India's Republic Day celebrations, which last for three days. The first parade was held in 1950, and it has been held every year since. The cultural pageant is a symbol of a diverse but united India.
Clockwise from top left: CISF marching contingent (2017); tableau of Karnataka (2010); a C-17 Globemaster flanked by two Su-30 MKIs (2018); T-90 tanks (2016); daredevil riders of BSF (2014); bird’s eye view of Kartavya Path (2013).
President Rajendra Prasad (in the horse-drawn carriage) during the first parade in 1950.
The BSF Camel Contingent during the 2015 parade.
The 2004 parade from India Gate.
Republic Day is a national holiday in India commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of India, and the country's transition to a republic which came into effect on 26 January 1950.
The original text of the Preamble to the Constitution of India. The Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950 (1950-01-26).
First president Rajendra Prasad readies to take part in the first Republic Day parade on Rajpath in New Delhi, in 1950
The Flag of India, unfurled by the President of India on the Republic day
Buildings on Raisina Hill including Rashtrapati Bhavan, lit up during the Republic day in 2008
