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ceremony · farmland

Happy Manipuri bride spends quality time with friends and family, talks on mobile before her wedding. A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire.

ceremony · farmland

Cheng Heiba ritual is usually performed in Manipuri wedding asking God's blessings for health, wealth and prosperity for new couple. A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire.

ceremony · farmland

Bride making a flower garland for her groom which is known as 'Kundo' in local language for her wedding in Manipur. A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · river

Even as white westerners prepare for a holy dip in the Ganges river, a Sadhu or Hindu holy man applies human cremation ash on his body after a holy dip during Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India. He ties up his matted dread-locks into a turban.

ceremony · festival

Groom dressed up in wedding attire. The wedding dress is known as sherwani with turban and stole. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

ceremony · farmland

A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire. It is just the same for the people of Manipur.

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President of India Pranab Mukherjee arrives in a six-horse buggy (carriage) to attend the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk. The Beating the Retreat Ceremony is held in the capital city of Delhi in India.

music · ceremony

Not quite Buckingham Palace, but our own version that's fast developing... Note the quick burst of "The Keel Row" at 04:56 and then "Auld Lang Syne" at the end, after the Indian National Anthem.

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Rashtrapati Bhawan gets illuminated for Beating Retreat ceremony. The Beating the Retreat Ceremony is held in the capital city of Delhi in India.

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The President's Bodyguard is an elite household cavalry regiment of the Indian Army. It is senior-most in the order of precedence of the units of the Indian Army.

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The President's Bodyguard is an elite household cavalry regiment of the Indian Army. It is senior-most in the order of precedence of the units of the Indian Army.

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Indian President arrives on a buggy for Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, Delhi. The Beating the Retreat Ceremony is held in the capital city of Delhi in India.

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President's Bodyguards arrive to escort him for Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, Delhi. The Beating the Retreat Ceremony is held in the capital city of Delhi in India.

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Beating of the retreat - In India it officially denotes the end of Republic Day festivities. It is conducted on the evening of January 29, the third day after the Republic Day.

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Rashtrapati Bhawan illuminated with decorative lights during Beating Retreat ceremony in New Delhi. Beating of the retreat - In India it officially denotes the end of Republic Day festivities.

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Beating of the retreat - In India it officially denotes the end of Republic Day festivities. It is conducted on the evening of January 29, the third day after the Republic Day.

ceremony

The President's Bodyguard is an elite household cavalry regiment of the Indian Army. It is senior-most in the order of precedence of the units of the Indian Army.

ceremony

Beating of the retreat. In India it officially denotes the end of Republic Day festivities. It is conducted on the evening of January 29, the third day after the Republic Day.

ceremony

The President's Bodyguard is an elite household cavalry regiment of the Indian Army. It is senior-most in the order of precedence of the units of the Indian Army.

ceremony

Pageantry though it is, this wonderful ceremony of the Changing of the Guard may not be as touristy at the Buckingham Palace version, but it certainly carries the weight of history with it, and the fabulous backdrop of Indo-British architec…

ceremony

The President's Bodyguard is an elite household cavalry regiment of the Indian Army. It is senior-most in the order of precedence of the units of the Indian Army.

ceremony

Beating of the retreat - In India it officially denotes the end of Republic Day festivities. It is conducted on the evening of January 29, the third day after the Republic Day.

music · ceremony

Guard Mounting, or Changing the Guard, refers to a formal ceremony in which sentries providing ceremonial guard duties at important institutions are relieved by a new batch of sentries.