The Change of Guard Ceremony will not take place on October 3 at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President’s Secretariat said on Wednesday.
According to Rashtrapati Bhavan, 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 defence 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 President’s Bodyguard (PBG), raised in 1773, is the senior-most Regiment of the Indian Army. It carries out ceremonial duties for the President of India. The PBG personnel are excellent horsemen, capable tankmen, and paratroopers.
-PIB inputs
