From Mayurbhanj to Raisina Hill: Droupadi Murmu takes oath as India's 15th President
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Chief Justice of India N V Ramana administered the oath of office to Murmu in the presence of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union ministers, governors, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and a host of dignitaries. (Photo | PTI)Hailing from the Santhal community, Murmu is the first tribal leader to assume the office of the President. (Photo | PTI)President Droupadi Murmu exchanges greetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during her oath ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament. (Photo | PTI)President Droupadi Murmu exchanges greetings with dignitaries during her oath ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament, in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)Prime Minister Narendra Modi with former President Pratibha Patil and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Sigh during the swearing-in ceremony of President Droupadi Murmu. (Photo | PTI)UP Governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath during the swearing-in ceremony of President Droupadi Murmu, in the Central Hall of Parliament, in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)BJP MP Hema Malini and other Parliamentarians during the swearing-in ceremony of President Droupadi Murmu. (Photo | PTI)The oath-taking ceremony was marked by pomp and grandeur and began with the arrival of outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind and Murmu in a procession from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to the Parliament Building. (Photo | PTI)Dressed in a white saree with a green and red border, Murmu took the oath of office in the name of God in Hindi to 'preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law'. (Photo | PTI)President Droupadi Murmu arrives to inspect the guard of honour at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)Tri-services personnel prepare to present guard of honour to President Droupadi Murmu at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)
