No change of guard ceremony on Aug 2, 9 and 16: Rashtrapati Bhavan
change of guard ceremony
on August 2, 9 and 16 at the
Rashtrapati Bhavan
, an official statement said on Thursday.
The change of guard ceremony is a
military tradition
that is held every week to enable a fresh group of the President's Bodyguards to take charge.
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"The change of guard ceremony will not take place on August 2, 9 and 16, 2025, at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan as the
Ceremonial Battalion
will be engaged in the rehearsal for the upcoming
guard of honour
for the visiting Head of State and the
Independence Day ceremony
," the statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
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President of the Philippines,
Ferdinand R Marcos Jr.
, is slated to visit India from August 4 to 8. During the visit, he will meet
President Droupadi Murmu
and hold
bilateral talks
with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
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