Splendid display of military might, glimpses from Gandhi's life mark Republic Day parade

India on Saturday displayed its military might and rich cultural diversity during the dazzling 70th Republic Day parade in the Capital.
Daredevils from the Indian Army Corps of Signals display their skills on motorcycles on Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard, during Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Thousands of Indians have converged on a ceremonial bouleva
Daredevils from the Indian Army Corps of Signals display their skills on motorcycles on Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard, during Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Thousands of Indians have converged on a ceremonial bouleva
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Contingent of the Gorkha Rifles regiment marches at Rajpath during the 70th Republic Day Parade in New Delhi. (EPS | Shekhar Yadav)
Contingent of the Gorkha Rifles regiment marches at Rajpath during the 70th Republic Day Parade in New Delhi. (EPS | Shekhar Yadav)
A tableau of Indian Railways depicting the transformation of freedom fighter Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to Mahatma Gandhi drives past Rajpath. (Photo | AP)
A tableau of Indian Railways depicting the transformation of freedom fighter Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to Mahatma Gandhi drives past Rajpath. (Photo | AP)
Indian army tanks and other military equipment roll past Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard, during Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India. (EPS | Shekhar Yadav)
Indian army tanks and other military equipment roll past Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard, during Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India. (EPS | Shekhar Yadav)
Indian Paramilitary soldiers march past Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard, during Republic Day parade in New Delhi.  (EPS | Shekhar Yadav)
Indian Paramilitary soldiers march past Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard, during Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (EPS | Shekhar Yadav)
Paramilitary soldiers march past Rajpath during the 70th Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi on Saturday. (EPS | Shekhar Yadav)
Paramilitary soldiers march past Rajpath during the 70th Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi on Saturday. (EPS | Shekhar Yadav)
A women's contingent of the paramilitary Assam Rifles participate for the first time at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (Photo | AP)
A women's contingent of the paramilitary Assam Rifles participate for the first time at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (Photo | AP)
Prime Minister Modi, center, waves to the crowd on Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard, at the end of the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (Photo | AP)
Prime Minister Modi, center, waves to the crowd on Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard, at the end of the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (Photo | AP)
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, and his wife Savita Kovind, left, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, center, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center top, leave after attending the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (Photo | AP)
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, and his wife Savita Kovind, left, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, center, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center top, leave after attending the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (Photo | AP)
Tableaus of different Indian states drive past Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard, during Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (EPS | Shekhar Yadav)
Tableaus of different Indian states drive past Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard, during Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (EPS | Shekhar Yadav)

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