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India Put On A Spectacular Show For President Obama On Republic Day

India on Monday celebrated Republic Day, the annual event that honors the day the Indian constitution came into force in 1950. This year, US President Barack Obama was invited as a guest at the military parade held in New Delhi.

Here are the best pictures from the celebration.

There were tons of motorcycle stunts.

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STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images And balancing acts.

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India Parade 462256662_10

ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images And balancing acts on top of motorcycles.

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India Parade 462276646_10

Hindustan Times/Getty Images Orange, white, and green represent the colors of the national flag.

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TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images "BSF" stands for Border Security Force, a team of motorcycle stuntmen.

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India Parade 462275954_10

Hindustan Times/Getty Images A band rode on top of camels.

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SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images The celebration marked India's 66th Republic parade.

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India Parade 462242034_10

TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images There were many marches.

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India Parade 462251644_10

ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images And Russian walks.

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India Parade 462277146_10

Hindustan Times/Getty Images These Indian soldiers displayed incredible coordination.

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India Parade 462276230_10

Hindustan Times/Getty Images Some rode horses rather than march.

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TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images Here are Indian bagpipers.

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India Parade 462248876_10

TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images There were also colorful wagons, each of them representing an Indian state.

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India Parade 462276620_10

Hindustan Times/Getty Images Everyone was keen to impress.

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India Parade 462276338_10

Hindustan Times/Getty Images US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked chummy as they watched the awards ceremony.

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India Parade 462275766_10

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