New Delhi, January 28: Beating the Retreat ceremony, marking the end of Republic Day celebrations, will be held here tomorrow with 35 bands from the three services playing solemn military tunes.
Elaborate security and traffic arrangements have been made for the grand ceremony which will be held in Vijay Chowk in the evening, officials said.
Vijay Chowk will remain closed for traffic between 4 pm and 9:30 pm tomorrow while DTC and Blueline buses which pass through there in their normal routes will be diverted.
A total of 35 bands from Army, Navy and Air Force will perform at the ceremony. Out of these, 20 are military bands while 15 are of pipes and drums.
Navy and Air Force will contribute four bands each, while the rest 27 bands shall be from the Army.
President Pratibha Patil will be the chief guest of the function.
–Agencies