An all-woman Assam Rifles contingent led by Maj Khushboo Kanwar marches past the Rajpath.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is the chief guest of the 70th Republic Day festivities. He is the second South African President, after Nelson mandela, to be the chief guest during Republic Day.
The Gorkha Brigade marching contingent marches past the podium.
The India Gate is illuminated with the tricolour. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his repects to the martyred soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti near the India Gate.
The Rajputana Rifles marching contingent at Rajpath.
The newly-inducted M777 ultra light Howitzer is also part of the Republic Day parade.
The marching contingent of the Indian Air Force.
DRDO's indigenously developed Akash medium range surface-to-air missile system rolls down the Rajpath.
A total of 22 tableaux, 16 from states and union territories and six from central government ministries and departments, were part of the cultural parade overall theme of which was life and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi.
These camels are part of the Border Security Force, which patrols the Thar Desert region along the India-Pakistan border.
The grand finale of the parade was a spectacular flypast by the IAF. Seen here is C-17 Globemaster flanked by two SU-30 fighter aircraft fly past Rajpath in the ‘rudra’ formation.
Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, the Kashmiri jawan who laid down his life fighting a group of terrorists in Shopian in November, was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra. His wife Mahajabeen accepts the award from President Ram Nath Kovind.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman watch a lone Su-30 MKI makes a ‘Vertical Charlie’ manoeuvre over the saluting dais.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves towards the crowd after witnessing the 70th Republic Day celebration at the Rajpath.
The Indian Navy tableau depicts the relief measures carried out during the Kerala floods. A naval contingent comprising of 144 young sailors led by Lieutenant Commander Ambika Sudhakarn marched before the tableau.
Lt. Bhavana Kasturi leads the Army Service Corps marching contingent. India’s military might was at full display in the Rajpath.
The T-90 Bhishma tank rolls down the Rajpath. Photo: Sandeep Saxena