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In this special edition of 5 Live, the focus is on the Beating Retreat ceremony 2026 at Vijay Chowk, which marked the culmination of India's 77th Republic Day celebrations.
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00:00:00Hello and welcome. This is Five Live, a very special
00:00:05tradition of Five Live today and hear from the team we will be taking you through those
00:00:10exceptional pictures coming to us from right outside the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
00:00:15So Vijay Chalk over there. Now today marks a ceremonial and also one of...
00:00:20India's Republic Day celebrations, that is called Beating Retreat Ceremony.
00:00:25You see on your screen is a tradition that dates back centuries. Beating repeat if you know...
00:00:30already was one of military's signal, a call of troops to actually...
00:00:35withdraw, regroup and stand down right at sunset. So there you have...
00:00:40all the three forces together. In India it is...
00:00:45evolved into a powerful symbol of discipline, honour, armed forces stepping back...
00:00:50after duty in, you know, in service of peace and those spectacular pictures coming.
00:00:55to us from right outside Rashtrapati Bhavan.
00:00:59Now...
00:01:00This entire Beating Retreat is set against the majestic backdrop of Vijay Chalk, Rashtrapati Bhavan...
00:01:05like I said...
00:01:06and bans from the Indian Armed Forces perform a very carefully...
00:01:10chosen repertoire of patriotic tween tunes as well.
00:01:14Classical company.
00:01:15Compositions.
00:01:16Indian melodies.
00:01:17All brought together in military precision.
00:01:20So...
00:01:21I am going to take a pause now...
00:01:23and let you enjoy what actually...
00:01:25is happening at the moment...
00:01:27right outside Rashtrapati Bhavan.
00:01:30the President of India, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces...
00:01:33you know...
00:01:34she will be...
00:01:35presiding over the ceremonies today...
00:01:37and there she walks in...
00:01:38let's listen in...
00:01:39to what happened...
00:01:40what happens next...
00:01:41Ganatantra Mandap se bhavya prangana ki or...
00:01:45Aggressor...
00:01:46Manani Rashtrapati...
00:01:47Shri Mati Draupati Murmu...
00:01:50...unke saat...
00:01:51unke...
00:01:52Sene Sajiv...
00:01:53...Hijay General...
00:01:54Voodeev...
00:01:55Pari...
00:01:55Ups Sene Sajiv...
00:01:57Group Captain...
00:01:58Arpit Kala...
00:02:00And...
00:02:01ceremonial procession...
00:02:02...co...
00:02:03ceremonial procession...
00:02:04...co...
00:02:05escort...
00:02:05...co...
00:02:06...co...
00:02:07...co...
00:02:08...co...
00:02:09...co...
00:02:10...po...
00:02:11...trangan ki or...
00:02:12...aggressor...
00:02:13...جہاں...
00:02:14...unhیں...
00:02:15...Rashhtria Silyut...
00:02:15and we will be able to help our 40-40 people with the people of the U.S.
00:02:20those pictures let's try and understand the context behind what is happening today my colleague
00:02:25Gaurav Savant joins us for more on this Gaurav's pretty spectacular pictures
00:02:30the sun is just about setting from Rashtrapati Bhavan the president is walking out
00:02:35tell us the significance of what exactly we're seeing at the moment
00:02:38so in a moment from now
00:02:40we will hear the commandant of the president's bodyguard salute the president
00:02:45and then the entire cavalcade moves down the Raicena hill
00:02:50so in just about a second from now uh we'll all stay silent so that we can listen uh
00:02:55the president's bodyguard uh this was known as the darbar hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan
00:03:00now it's known as the Gantantra Mandap
00:03:05you know there are 46 horses of the president's bodyguard they will salute the president
00:03:10and then usher the president down Raicena hill to Vijay Chow
00:03:15and then we'll see you next time
00:03:17we'll see you next time
00:03:20I'm dead!
00:03:21I'm dead!
00:03:22I'm dead!
00:03:23I'm dead!
00:05:55Crown's Rashtrapati Bhavan is one of the most distinctive features.
00:06:00Of the building, 55 metres above the level of the forecourt with the...
00:06:05...national flag hoisted from the top.
00:06:07The central dome, in fact, is twice the...
00:06:10...the height of the building, and here you can see...
00:06:15...at Vijay Chow, carcades of dignitary...
00:06:21...arriving.
00:06:23All will be ready then.
00:06:25...or Narendra Modi, he will then receive...
00:06:28...he will be received by Raksha...
00:06:30...Rajanath Singh, the Defence Minister...
00:06:34...the Defence Minister...
00:06:35...Secretary, Chief of Defence Staff, the Three Services Chiefs...
00:06:39...and...
00:06:40...that this is Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
00:06:44There's a...
00:06:45...big change that's happened over the years.
00:06:48You had a lot of British era...
00:06:50...hymns...
00:06:51...and...
00:06:52...military music...
00:06:53...that was played once upon a time...
00:06:54...but...
00:06:55...and...
00:06:56...and...
00:06:57...specially with Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
00:06:58...very keen...
00:06:59...on...
00:07:00...colonisation...
00:07:01...now you have...
00:07:02...the Mridangam...
00:07:03...you have the Dhol...
00:07:04...you have the...
00:07:05...taše...
00:07:06...you have the Nagare...
00:07:07...you have the Mridangam...
00:07:08...you have a lot of...
00:07:09...Indian instruments...
00:07:10...you have the Basuri Vadhan...
00:07:12...here...
00:07:13...and then this year...
00:07:14...do remember...
00:07:15...its...
00:07:16...one hundred...
00:07:17...and...
00:07:18...fiftieth year...
00:07:19...of...
00:07:20...so...
00:07:21...Bankim Chandra Chattupadhyaya...
00:07:22...is...
00:07:23...immortal...
00:07:24...vande maath...
00:07:25...will also be...
00:07:27...played here...
00:07:28...at the Raisina Hill...
00:07:30...at Vijay Chowk...
00:07:31...and this...
00:07:32...in a way...
00:07:33...is an effort...
00:07:34...so there you see...
00:07:35...images of Prime Minister...
00:07:35...Narendra Modi...
00:07:36...he's been received...
00:07:37...by Raksha Mantri...
00:07:38...Raj Nadj Singh...
00:07:39...will be introduced...
00:07:40...to the Raksha Rajyamantri...
00:07:42...then the Chief of Defence Staff...
00:07:44...General Chowk...
00:07:45...Chief of Army Staff...
00:07:46...General Upendra Divedi...
00:07:47...Chief of Naval Staff...
00:07:48...and Chief of Air Staff...
00:07:50...and the Defence Secretary...
00:07:52...after that...
00:07:53...now the Prime Minister...
00:07:54...will...
00:07:55...wait for...
00:07:56...Op Rashupati...
00:07:57...or the Vice President...
00:07:58...Mr. Radhakrishna...
00:08:00...he will...
00:08:01...come...
00:08:02...and then ultimately...
00:08:03...the President...
00:08:04...once the President comes...
00:08:05...the President...
00:08:06...is received...
00:08:07...by the Prime Minister...
00:08:08...and the...
00:08:09...and the White...
00:08:10...the Vice President...
00:08:11...and then...
00:08:12...there's the National Anthem...
00:08:13...and this beautiful ceremony...
00:08:14...starts...
00:08:15...and...
00:08:16...and...
00:08:17...and...
00:08:18...the Vice President...
00:08:19...right Gaurav, pretty spectacular...
00:08:20...to look at these pictures...
00:08:20...really...
00:08:21...but explain to us...
00:08:23...why exactly...
00:08:24...is...
00:08:25...beating retreats...
00:08:26...celebrated...
00:08:27...every year...
00:08:28...exactly...
00:08:29...three days...
00:08:30...after Republic...
00:08:30...what's the...
00:08:31...what's the logic...
00:08:32...and the story...
00:08:33...behind that...
00:08:34...so actually...
00:08:35...twenty-sixth...
00:08:36...is Republic Day...
00:08:37...twenty-seventh...
00:08:38...you have...
00:08:39...the...
00:08:40...NCC Day...
00:08:41...where the Prime Minister...
00:08:42...is there for the...
00:08:43...NCC Day Parade...
00:08:44...twenty-seventh...
00:08:45...are the...
00:08:46...beating retreats...
00:08:47...ceremonies...
00:08:48...for...
00:08:49...you and I...
00:08:50...and anybody...
00:08:50...who may want to see it...
00:08:51...because the seating here...
00:08:52...is very limited...
00:08:53...uh...
00:08:54...so...
00:08:55...school children...
00:08:56...college students...
00:08:57...those who want to buy...
00:08:58...tickets and watch it...
00:08:59...on the...
00:09:00...the seventh...
00:09:01...and the twenty-eighth...
00:09:02...they are able to watch it...
00:09:03...on twenty-ninth...
00:09:04...you have so many...
00:09:05...ambassadors...
00:09:05...of various...
00:09:06...countries in India...
00:09:07...they are here...
00:09:08...members of the armed forces...
00:09:09...they...
00:09:10...their families...
00:09:11...bureaucrats...
00:09:12...their families...
00:09:13...other invitees...
00:09:14...as you look...
00:09:15...it's...
00:09:15...chock-a-block...
00:09:16...it's absolutely...
00:09:17...chock-a-block...
00:09:18...the music...
00:09:19...is...
00:09:20...mess...
00:09:20...ismerizing...
00:09:21...and each year...
00:09:22...it's different...
00:09:23...you know...
00:09:24...all of us...
00:09:25...when we were growing up...
00:09:25...you would hear...
00:09:26...abide with me...
00:09:27...and a lot of other...
00:09:28...music...
00:09:29...but over the years...
00:09:30...there's a major...
00:09:31...change...
00:09:32...there's a lot of...
00:09:33...decolonization...
00:09:34...as the government puts...
00:09:35...more...
00:09:36...hindi music...
00:09:37...instrumental music...
00:09:38...sare...
00:09:39...jahan...
00:09:40...remains...
00:09:41...it's always...
00:09:42...played there...
00:09:43...but a lot of...
00:09:44...foreign music...
00:09:45...you know...
00:09:45...the Blue Danube...
00:09:46...and so many others...
00:09:47...they have gone...
00:09:48...and more Indian music...
00:09:49...has come in...
00:09:50...right...
00:09:51...because back...
00:09:52...Gaurav...
00:09:53...back in the day...
00:09:54...I remember...
00:09:55...in school...
00:09:55...when we were...
00:09:56...reading up...
00:09:57...and growing up...
00:09:58...watching similar visuals...
00:09:59...it used to be...
00:10:00...about...
00:10:01...you know...
00:10:02...the state visit...
00:10:03...of Queen Elizabeth...
00:10:04...right...
00:10:05...in 1950s...
00:10:06...and Prince Philip...
00:10:07...would come down...
00:10:08...the ceremony...
00:10:09...would take place...
00:10:10...and the history...
00:10:11...it has now...
00:10:12...become...
00:10:13...you know...
00:10:14...adapted...
00:10:15...in a more...
00:10:16...modern day...
00:10:16...India...
00:10:17...India...
00:10:18...which is more proud...
00:10:19...of who we are today...
00:10:20...also...
00:10:21...good in our own skin...
00:10:21...oh...
00:10:22...absolutely...
00:10:23...so the...
00:10:24...you know...
00:10:25...the first beating...
00:10:26...retreat ceremony...
00:10:27...that had...
00:10:26...between Elizabeth...
00:10:27...and Prince Philip...
00:10:28...but subsequently...
00:10:29...you know...
00:10:30...you had...
00:10:31...and...
00:10:32...Dr. Rajendra Prasad...
00:10:33...because this is...
00:10:34...the president of India...
00:10:35...who then preserves...
00:10:36...over...
00:10:37...this ceremony...
00:10:38...the image...
00:10:39...that you see...
00:10:40...right now...
00:10:41...are images...
00:10:41...of the vice president...
00:10:42...he has...
00:10:44...arrived...
00:10:45...right now...
00:10:46...he'll be...
00:10:46...received...
00:10:47...by Prime Minister...
00:10:48...Narendra Modi...
00:10:49...Mr. CP Radhakrishnan...
00:10:50...he's being...
00:10:51...received...
00:10:52...by Prime Minister...
00:10:53...Narendra Modi...
00:10:54...and then together...
00:10:55...they will all wait...
00:10:56...and just look at that...
00:10:56...majestic...
00:10:57...view...
00:10:58...the...
00:10:59...either side...
00:11:00...of...
00:11:01...North Block...
00:11:02...and South Block...
00:11:01...you have the camels...
00:11:02...who are there...
00:11:03...then horses...
00:11:04...that will bring in...
00:11:05...the president's body...
00:11:06...and...
00:11:07...incidentally...
00:11:08...is a very elite...
00:11:09...cavalry regiment...
00:11:10...you know...
00:11:11...in the Gural days...
00:11:11...you had the horse cavalry...
00:11:12...and...
00:11:13...you had cavalry...
00:11:14...that was...
00:11:15...the Indian cavalry...
00:11:16...that was...
00:11:17...classed in operations...
00:11:18...in that...
00:11:19...famous battle of Haifa...
00:11:20...uh...
00:11:21...when...
00:11:21...the British Indian army...
00:11:22...took over Haifa...
00:11:23...from the Ottoman Empire...
00:11:24...and have been privileged to...
00:11:26...visit that place...
00:11:27...and see on ground...
00:11:28...how a cavalry charge...
00:11:30...was mounted...
00:11:31...against all odds...
00:11:32...against a machine gun...
00:11:33...fire...
00:11:34...in Haifa...
00:11:35...present day...
00:11:36...israel...
00:11:37...but now...
00:11:38...you see...
00:11:39...the vice president...
00:11:40...has also arrived...
00:11:41...the vice president...
00:11:41...then goes...
00:11:42...and greets other people...
00:11:43...as you can see...
00:11:44...and these are those...
00:11:45...majestic horses...
00:11:46...of the president's...
00:11:47...bodyguard...
00:11:48...every horse...
00:11:49...is...
00:11:50...fif...
00:11:51...ifteen...
00:11:52...point...
00:11:53...five...
00:11:54...hand...
00:11:55...long...
00:11:56...they're measured...
00:11:57...the...
00:11:56...height...
00:11:57...every soldier...
00:11:58...is...
00:11:59...at least...
00:12:00...six feet tall...
00:12:01...they're all...
00:12:01...paratroopers...
00:12:02...they're all...
00:12:03...tankmen...
00:12:04...they've participated...
00:12:05...in military operations...
00:12:06...whether it's...
00:12:06...truele...
00:12:07...in 1962...
00:12:08...or in the...
00:12:09...1971 war...
00:12:10...or in...
00:12:11...Operation...
00:12:12...Megh Duth...
00:12:13...in Syachin...
00:12:14...or...
00:12:15...Operation Vijay...
00:12:16...in Kargil...
00:12:17...they're...
00:12:18...actively involved...
00:12:19...or...
00:12:20...cavalry...
00:12:21...is only used...
00:12:22...symbolically...
00:12:23...like...
00:12:24...the 61 cavalry...
00:12:25...for example...
00:12:24...the oldest...
00:12:25...oss regiment...
00:12:26...Ashvashakti...
00:12:27...Yashobalam...
00:12:28...and there you see...
00:12:29...images of...
00:12:30...President...
00:12:29...Dhraupadi...
00:12:30...Murmu...
00:12:31...just listen...
00:12:32...to the...
00:12:33...heralding music...
00:12:34...the beauty...
00:12:34...Vigul...
00:12:35...sound the arrival...
00:12:36...of the president...
00:12:37...Listen in...
00:12:38...Aar ye...
00:12:39...Vigul...
00:12:39...Push...
00:12:42...Yoh...
00:12:43...Sanket...
00:12:44...he...
00:12:44...to the...
00:12:47...Tino's...
00:12:48...Senao to...
00:12:49...Seroach Commander...
00:12:49is
00:12:49the
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01:16:55Great.
01:17:08Retreat.
01:17:13Retreat.
01:17:18Retreat.
01:17:23Retreat.
01:17:28Retreat.
01:17:33Retreat.
01:17:35Retreat.
01:17:37Retreat.
01:17:39Retreat.
01:17:41Retreat.
01:17:43Retreat.
01:17:45Retreat.
01:17:47Retreat.
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01:17:51Retreat.
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01:17:57Retreat.
01:17:59Retreat.
01:18:01Retreat.
01:18:03Retreat.
01:18:05The conclusion of the beating retreat ceremony here in New Delhi marks the official conclusion.
01:18:10Of our 77th Republic Day celebrations.
01:18:15The conclusion of the beating retreat ceremony here in New Delhi is the first time in New Delhi.
01:18:20I'll see you next time.
01:18:25India as a democratic republic once again showcases the power.
01:18:30and value of democracy in the Comity of Nations.
01:18:33India as a democratic republic.
01:18:38India as a democratic republic.
01:18:40India as a democratic перев
01:19:06Thank you very much.
01:19:11And the faces of these diamonds are the ones.
01:19:14That is what we are doing.
01:19:16Beating the treat somehow
01:19:18The gloriously led
01:19:21Evening sky
01:19:22Closing the day on a celebratory high
01:19:26The sky embracing the dark and the day
01:19:31The colors of celebration showing the way
01:19:36A brief over-the-shoulder look into the past
01:19:41The future will unfold only too fast
01:19:44So let's celebrate today together
01:19:46Living, lingering and laughing
01:19:49Wanting to make these moments
01:19:51Last
01:19:56The future will be changed
01:19:58The future will be changed
01:20:00The future will be changed
01:20:01We have been an integral part
01:20:03Of our community and culture
01:20:05This time
01:20:06The future will be changed
01:20:08The future will be changed
01:20:10The future will be changed
01:20:11These are not block, south block
01:20:16And the end of the day is not the end of the day.
01:20:21was it here today was it or inspired by your South block
01:20:26In the middle there is the Gumbad and the Dainior
01:20:31North block
01:20:34Roshni
01:20:36Kaie gop Soerat Munzer
01:20:41Kaie gop Soerat
01:20:43Salaam in der Gegend
01:20:45Lass die Hälfte los
01:20:46Kaie gop Soerat
01:20:48Salaam in der Gegend
01:20:50Salaam in der Gegend
01:20:51Salaam in der Gegend
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