Watch: Military bands enthrall audience at 'Beating Retreat'

Beating Retreat is conducted on the evening of January 29, the third day after the Republic Day.

Pic courtesy: Twitter/@IndianDiplomacy

New Delhi: The Beating Retreat ceremony was held on Monday, which marks the culmination of Republic Day celebrations.

The ceremony this year at Vijay Chowk saw several military bands, pipes and drums bands from regimental centres and battalions enthralling the crowd, with a clear sky and relatively warm weather adding to the cheerful atmosphere.

Several performances by Army, Air Force and Naval bands, among other troupes, thrilled the audience with patriotic fervour.

Watch the video of the ceremony below (courtesy: Doordarshan National)

29 January 2018

18:09 IST

सारे जहाँ से अच्छा हिन्दोस्तान हमारा!
Viewers thank you for sharing this grandiloquent event with us.#BeatingRetreat #BeatingRetreatOnDD pic.twitter.com/YmzXYJoIo2

— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) January 29, 2018

18:05 IST

WATCH NOW -
सारे जहाँ से अच्छा हिन्दोस्तान हमारा!#BeatingRetreat on @DDNational & & LIVE-STREAM on https://t.co/6gFy9WcKoU#BeatingRetreatOnDD pic.twitter.com/9IovA2eqDQ

— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) January 29, 2018

18:04 IST

WATCH NOW:
Sound and Glory - Proud to be Indian!#BeatingRetreat on @DDNational & Live-Stream on https://t.co/6gFy9WcKoU#BeatingRetreatOnDD pic.twitter.com/zwr2G88bpq

— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) January 29, 2018

17:53 IST

WATCH NOW: वन्दे मातरं!#BeatingRetreat on @DDNational & & LIVE-STREAM on @DDNational & https://t.co/6gFy9WcKoU#BeatingRetreatOnDD pic.twitter.com/wuZt9B78FH

— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) January 29, 2018

17:50 IST

WATCH NOW- #BeatingRetreat - Annual musical extravaganza on @DDNational & LIVE-STREAM on @DDNational & https://t.co/6gFy9WcKoU …#BeatingRetreatOnDD pic.twitter.com/DrnUwtj9mf

— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) January 29, 2018

17:49 IST

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Your favourite #BeatingRetreat on @DDNational & LIVE-STREAM on @DDNational & https://t.co/6gFy9WcKoU#BeatingRetreatOnDD pic.twitter.com/cBCRHnGuia

— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) January 29, 2018

17:47 IST

Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi along with Smt @nsitharaman at Beating Retreat ceremony in Vijay Chowk , New Delhi#RepublicDay #BeatingRetreat pic.twitter.com/6j6XbFDr1H

— Raksha Mantri (@DefenceMinIndia) January 29, 2018

17:30 IST

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Enthralling Patriotic tunes #BeatingRetreat LIVE from #VijayChowk on @DDNational & https://t.co/6gFy9WcKoU
Conclusion of #RepublicDay celebrations#BeatingRetreatOnDD pic.twitter.com/IonQ5Lf7mt

— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) January 29, 2018

17:29 IST

WATCH NOW :
Intricate formations!!#BeatingRetreat at #VijayChowk on @DDNational & https://t.co/6gFy9WcKoU#BeatingRetreatOnDD #BeatingRetreat pic.twitter.com/Xrmui2ayVL

— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) January 29, 2018

17:29 IST

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Music from the skies!#BeatingRetreat on @DDNational & Live-Stream on https://t.co/6gFy9WcKoU#BeatingRetreatOnDD #BeatingRetreat pic.twitter.com/rY1xsauBej

— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) January 29, 2018

17:29 IST

WATCH NOW! #ArmyBand bagpipes in full flow #BeatingRetreat occlusion #RepublicDay celebrations on @DDNational & Live-Stream on https://t.co/6gFy9WcKoU#BeatingRetreatOnDD #BeatingRetreat pic.twitter.com/PULXk9B3Ed

— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) January 29, 2018

17:27 IST

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A magnificent spectacle! #BeatingRetreat at #VijayChowk on @DDNational & Live-Stream on https://t.co/6gFy9WcKoU …#BeatingRetreatOnDD #BeatingRetreat pic.twitter.com/ly4OLm3caV

— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) January 29, 2018

17:27 IST

#BeatingRetreat
This mesmerizing ceremony on the 29th of January officially marks the end of #RepublicDay festivities in India pic.twitter.com/RAVozLvviu

— Indian Diplomacy (@IndianDiplomacy) January 29, 2018

17:23 IST

'Saare Jahan Se Achcha'
The bands march back to the popular martial tune; which is also the official march tune of the Armed Forces pic.twitter.com/XZLGbQfQ05

— Indian Diplomacy (@IndianDiplomacy) January 29, 2018

17:23 IST

Parading Colours & Standards
Held at Vijay Chowk, bands from army, air force, navy, State Police & Central Armed Police Forces play music pic.twitter.com/PFvUzpKuPR

— Indian Diplomacy (@IndianDiplomacy) January 29, 2018

17:22 IST

National Salute
The President of India is the Chief Guest at #BeatingRetreat ceremony & is welcomed by the President's Bodyguard cavalry unit@RashtrapatiBhvn pic.twitter.com/z4AFOAAnLQ

— Indian Diplomacy (@IndianDiplomacy) January 29, 2018

17:12 IST

18 military bands, 15 pipes and drum bands perform at Vijay Chowk.

17:12 IST

Delhi: #BeatingTheRetreat ceremony underway at Vijay Chowk pic.twitter.com/IZYxHCYeub

— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2018

17:04 IST

Delhi: PM Narendra Modi and VP Venkaiah Naidu at #BeatingTheRetreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk pic.twitter.com/k9OEbOscFN

— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2018

17:02 IST

Watch LIVE : #RepublicDay #BeatingRetreat 2018 https://t.co/7ZE2nqgWOD

— PIB India (@PIB_India) January 29, 2018

17:02 IST

Beating Retreat marks a centuries-old military tradition, when the troops ceased fighting, sheathed their arms and withdrew from the battlefield and returned to the camps at sunset at the sounding of the Retreat. 

17:02 IST

The `Beating Retreat` ceremony is held here every year on January 29, marking the culmination of the four-day-long Republic Day celebrations.The ceremony traces its origins to the early 1950s when Major Roberts of the Indian Army developed the unique ceremony of display by the massed bands.