Watch: Military bands enthrall audience at 'Beating Retreat'

Beating Retreat is conducted on the evening of January 29, the third day after the Republic Day.

Pic courtesy: Twitter/@IndianDiplomacy

New Delhi: The Beating Retreat ceremony was held on Monday, which marks the culmination of Republic Day celebrations.

The ceremony this year at Vijay Chowk saw several military bands, pipes and drums bands from regimental centres and battalions enthralling the crowd, with a clear sky and relatively warm weather adding to the cheerful atmosphere.

Several performances by Army, Air Force and Naval bands, among other troupes, thrilled the audience with patriotic fervour.

Watch the video of the ceremony below (courtesy: Doordarshan National)

29 January 2018

18:09 IST

सारे जहाँ से अच्छा हिन्दोस्तान हमारा!
Viewers thank you for sharing this grandiloquent event with us.#BeatingRetreat #BeatingRetreatOnDD pic.twitter.com/YmzXYJoIo2

— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) January 29, 2018

18:05 IST

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सारे जहाँ से अच्छा हिन्दोस्तान हमारा!#BeatingRetreat on @DDNational & & LIVE-STREAM on https://t.co/6gFy9WcKoU#BeatingRetreatOnDD pic.twitter.com/9IovA2eqDQ

— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) January 29, 2018