President Droupadi Murmu unfurled the national flag at the Kartavya Path on the 75th Republic Day.
The flag unfurling was followed by the national anthem with a booming 21-gun salute given with the indigenous gun system 105-mm Indian Field Guns.
Four Mi-17 IV helicopters of the 105 Helicopter Unit then showered flower petals on the audience present at Kartavya Path.
This was followed by 'Aavaahan', a band performance by over 100 women artists playing various types of percussion instruments, symbolising 'Nari Shakti'.
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