West Bengal tableau depicts Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore during Republic Day parade, in Delhi

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The West Bengal state tableau moves along Rajpath in New Delhi during India's 70th Republic Day Parade on 26 January 2019. The display highlights Mahatma Gandhi's connections with West Bengal, including his time in Beliaghata and his association with Rabindranath Tagore and Santiniketan. Sculptures of Gandhi and Tagore feature on the float, alongside a representation of Shyamali, Tagore's mud house in Santiniketan. Performers in traditional attire walk alongside the tableau as spectators watch the parade. The presentation commemorates Gandhi's life and his historical links with Bengal.