Change of Guard Ceremony 09/05/2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau

No change of Guard Ceremony

(President Secretariat)

WHAT

The Change of Guard Ceremony on Sundays will be temporally discontinued from this Sunday (May 5, 2019) till further orders due to extreme weather conditions.

 

CHANGE OF GUARD CEREMONY

The President’s Bodyguard (PBG), raised in 1773, is the senior most Regiment of the Indian Army. It is a Regiment carrying out ceremonial duties for the President of India. The PBG personnel are excellent horsemen, capable tank men and paratroopers.

The Change of Guard ceremony is a military tradition whose origins are lost in antiquity. From time immemorial, guards and sentries at palaces, forts and defense establishments change periodically to enable a fresh body of troops to take charge. At Rashtrapati Bhavan the Ceremonial Army Guard battalion is responsible for providing ceremonial guards and sentries for the President of India.

The thirty minute ceremony commences with the PBG troops, astride their caparisoned, powerful and well groomed steeds advancing from behind the Jaipur Column to the tunes played by the Army Brass Band. Thereafter the Parade Commander marches in, on whose ‘word of command’ the guard of 8th Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (Siachen), marches in. After inspection, the new guard takes position along the old guard and both the guards exchange the national salute. Thereafter the new guard takes over the duties of guards and sentries. The ceremony ends with an equestrian display by the PBG and playing of the National Anthem.

 

Change of Guard Ceremony is held on every Saturday and Sunday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Timings:

On Saturday

  • 15 Mar 2019 to 14 Nov 2019 : 0800 hrs – 0840 hrs
  • 15 Nov 2019  to 14 Mar 2020 : 1000 hrs – 1040 hrs

 

On Sunday

  • 15 Mar 2019 to 14 Nov 2019 : 1730 hrs – 1810 hrs
  • 15 Nov 2019 to 14 Mar 2020 : 1630 hrs – 1710 hrs

 

Source: PIB

 

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