New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday unfurled the national flag at Kartavya Path on the occasion of the 76th Republic Day, followed by the national anthem with a thunderous 21-gun salute using 105-mm Light Field Guns, an indigenous weapon system.

President of India and her Indonesian counterpart, President Prabowo Subianto, who is the chief guest of this year's Republic Day, were escorted by the President's Bodyguard, the senior-most regiment of the Indian Army.

The two Presidents arrived in the 'traditional buggy,' a practice that made a comeback in 2024 after a gap of 40 years.

The parade at Kartavya Path will be heralded by 300 cultural artists playing 'Sare Jahan Se Achha' with musical instruments from different...