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Nearly 2,500 artistes, acceptable to perform astatine the Kartavya Path during the 77th Republic Day parade, took portion successful a afloat formal rehearsal of their respective segments connected Saturday (January 24, 2026), officials said.
A rehearsal for the flypast event, a cardinal attraction of the celebrations connected January 26, was besides held, they said.
Indian Army 'Bhishma' T-90 Tank, left, and MBT Arjun MK-I Tank proceed amid rainfall and coldest time during the afloat formal rehearsal for the upcoming 77th Republic Day Parade celebrations, astatine Kartavya Path successful New Delhi, Friday. January 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
A full of 29 craft — 16 combatant jets, including Rafale, Su-30 MKI, and Jaguar; 4 transport aircrafs, including the C-295, and 9 helicopters — volition beryllium portion of the two-phase flypast astatine the Republic Day parade, with a full of 8 formations, a elder Indian Air Force authoritative had said earlier.
While a formal rehearsal of the ceremonial parade was held a time ago, the flypast and immoderate sections of the taste show could not beryllium held owed to inclement weather.
European Union subject unit during the afloat formal rehearsal for the upcoming 77th Republic Day Parade celebrations, amid rainfall and the coldest time astatine Kartavya Path successful New Delhi Friday. January 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
The main taxable of the parade, '150 years of Vande Mataram', and volition span astir 90 minutes.
"A radical of artistes volition herald the parade, which was portion of the rehearsal held connected Friday (January 23, 2026), but the expansive show, with astir 2,500 artistes representing antithetic creation forms of India, could not beryllium held. So, a afloat formal rehearsal for that conception was held connected Saturday, arsenic it volition beryllium a large attraction connected January 26," a elder authoritative said.
On Friday, equipped forces personnel, and artistes took portion successful the afloat formal rehearsal, marching down the Kartavya Path connected a rainy morning, which concisely delayed the proceedings astatine the ceremonial boulevard.
The broader taxable of the show is 'Swatantra Ka Mantra (freedom’s chant) - Vande Mataram' and 'Samriddhi Ka Mantra (prosperity’s chant) - Viksit Bharat (developed India)', officials said.
The members of the originative squad that worked connected programme see M.M. Keeravani arsenic euphony director, Subhash Sehgal arsenic lyricist, Anupam Kher arsenic narrator, and Santosh Nair arsenic choreographer, nether the supervision and absorption of Sandhya Purecha. The originative plan and costumes person been conceptualised by Sandhya Raman, the officials said.
