Photos: Beating Retreat set to enthral crowds at Raisina Hills

Regal bands representing the Indian Armed Forces and the Paramilitary took part in the full dress rehearsal for the Beating Retreat ceremony. The ceremony will mark the end of the Republic day celebrations on Wednesday.

Updated on: Jan 28, 2020 6:18 PM IST

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Members of the paramilitary band contingent during rehearsals for the Beating Retreat ceremony, at Raisina Hills. Amid soulful classical renditions and foot-tapping numbers filling the air, the retreat rehearsal was held in Delhi. Military buglers, pipes and drums bands from regimental centres and battalions enthralled the crowd. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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Beating Retreat marks a centuries-old military tradition, when the troops ceased fighting, sheathed their arms and withdrew from the battlefield, returning to the camps at sunset at the sounding of the Retreat. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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The ceremony traces its origins to the early 1950s when Major Roberts of the Indian Army indigenously developed a unique display by the massed bands. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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President Ram Nath Kovind’s mounted bodyguards arrive during the full dress rehearsal for Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina Hills. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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The Indian Air Force band performs during the full dress rehearsal. The tunes to be performed by the bands also include ‘Vande Mataram’ which precedes ‘Abide With Me’ in the list. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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Border Security Force (BSF) camel contingent stands guard during the rehearsal. Train services at two metro stations near the India Gate will be curtailed on Wednesday in view of the Beating Retreat Ceremony, officials said on Monday. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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Defence personnel during the full dress rehearsal for the Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina Hills. ‘Abide With Me’, a favourite hymn of Mahatma Gandhi, faced uncertainty earlier over its inclusion at the ceremonial event this year. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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The Military Bands, Pipe and Drum Bands and also Buglers and Trumpeters from Indian Army, Navy and Air Forces performed during the full dress rehearsal. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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Rashtrapati Bhavan is illuminated during full dress rehearsals for the Beating Retreat ceremony, at Vijay Chowk. Written by Scottish Anglican Henry Francis Lyte and it was the only western tune played at the event last year. The hymn will be the finale piece in the iconic ceremony at Vijay Chowk on January 29. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)