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A geographical whirlwind tour across India, looking at every famous cultural, religious and historic landmark, set to a very strong music track and glued together with titles marking out the various places. India in a 52 minute segment, from north to south and west to east! This is perfect educational material for school students, inspirational content for regular Indians and an introduction to India for tourists! Spread the word... Beating of the Retreat ceremony, New Delhi, India. A proud moment for any Indian! The massed bands of the Indian armed forces - army, navy and air force, performing an old British ritual in front of the Rajpath or Vijay Chowk. Beating of the Retreat. In India it officially denotes the end of Republic Day festivities. It is conducted on the evening of January 29
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