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. — Photos: R.V. Moorthy and Rajeev Bhatt

A safe relay: Actor Aamir Khan with the Olympic torch during the relay run at the India Gate in New Delhi on Thursday. (Right) The former Indian hockey captain, Dhanraj Pillai, and actor Saif Ali Khan holding the torch. A total of 70 sportspersons and celebrities took quick turns to hand over the torch down Raisina Hill to India Gate. A massive police cordon kept people’s participation to the bare minimum and effectively curtailed Tibetan attempts at disruption. The torch left for Bangkok later in the night

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