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.
STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images And balancing acts.
ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images And balancing acts on top of motorcycles.
Hindustan Times/Getty Images Orange, white, and green represent the colors of the national flag.
TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images "BSF" stands for Border Security Force, a team of motorcycle stuntmen.
Hindustan Times/Getty Images A band rode on top of camels.
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images The celebration marked India's 66th Republic parade.
TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images There were many marches.
ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images And Russian walks.
Hindustan Times/Getty Images These Indian soldiers displayed incredible coordination.
Hindustan Times/Getty Images Some rode horses rather than march.
TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images Here are Indian bagpipers.
TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images There were also colorful wagons, each of them representing an Indian state.
Hindustan Times/Getty Images Everyone was keen to impress.
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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