India celebrates 64th Republic Day
Cultural heritage, military might on display at Republic Day parade in New Delhi.
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India celebrates 64th Republic DayIndian paramilitary soldiers march during Republic Day celebrations, in New Delhi. The country celebrates Republic day to commemorate the 1950 adoption of its constitution. The celebrations include military marches and display of weaponry, cultural pageants and dances.
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India celebrates 64th Republic DayPrime Minister Manmohan Singh and chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force laid wreaths at 'Amar Jawan Jyoti', an eternal flame in the memory of those who laid down their lives while defending the nation, before the parade began.
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India celebrates 64th Republic DayThe West Bengal tableau pays tributes to the "ethereal thinker-patriot-saint" Swami Vivekananda, whose 150th birth anniversary will be celebrated this year. Vivekananda is depicted as one who is propagating the message "truth is one but the wise call it by different names".