President Pranab Mukherjee escorted by his bodyguards arrives in a buggy to attend the Beating Retreat Ceremony at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on Sunday. (Source: PTI) President Pranab Mukherjee escorted by his bodyguards arrives in a buggy to attend the Beating Retreat Ceremony at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on Sunday. Mukherjee assumed office in 2012 and during the 2014 Beating Retreat ceremony, the buggy was brought back, three decades after its discontinuation at public functions due to security reasons. The event, hosted at Vijay Chowk, surrounded by architectural grandeur, assumes significance as it caps four-day Republic Day celebrations. After the event, Prime Minister Modi took a walk around the Vijay Chowk and greeted crowd on the occasion, which reciprocated with loud cheers.

Source: Indian Express January 29, 2017 16:52 UTC