Change of guard ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan

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Hundreds of people thronged to see the 'changing of the guard' at Raisina Hills and inside the Iron Gate of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.

The 15th Battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles Regiment handed over charge of the ceremonial army guard battalion to the 28th Battalion of the Madras Regiment.

Commanding officers of the incoming and outgoing battalions exchanged charges during the vent, which dates back to over two centuries.

Text: ANI

Image: Commanding Officer of the 15th Battalion of J&K Rifles Regiment (Old Guard) handing over the keys to his counterpart in the Madras Regiment (New Guard) during the traditional changing of the guard ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday, May 7, 2011. (Photographs copyright PTI)