Glimpses of the dress rehearsals for the Republic Day Parade.
IMAGE: Indian Air Force helicopters, who will be part of the parade. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: Indian Air Force aircraft, who will be part of the flypast, here and below. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: Indian Air Force aircraft fly over Parliament House. Photograph: Manvender Vashist Lav/PTI Photo
IMAGE: Indian Air Force's Su-30 aircraft with a C-17 Globemaster. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
IMAGE: The BSF's camel contingent. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: The BSF's camel contingent. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: Indian Army daredevils who will be seen on Kartavyapath on Thursday morning, here and below. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: The Indian Army's Akash missiles. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: The Indian Army's Arjun Mark-I tank. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: Indian Army tanks during the dress rehearsal. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
IMAGE: The Indian Air Force tableau. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: The Directorate of Indian Army Veterans tableau. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: The Central Armed Police Forces tableau. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: The Ministry of Home Affairs, Narcotics Control Bureau tableau. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs tableau. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: The Gujarat tableau. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: The Maharashtra tableau. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
IMAGE: The Karnataka tableau. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
IMAGE: The Haryana tableau. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
IMAGE: The Ministry of Culture tableau. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
IMAGE: The Uttar Pradesh tableau. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
IMAGE: The Jammu and Kashmir tableau. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
IMAGE: The Ladakh tableau. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
IMAGE: Artistes perform during the full dress rehearsal. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
IMAGE: A contingent of the Railway Protection Force. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
IMAGE: A contingent of the Indian Coast Guard. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
IMAGE: A contingent of the Egyptian military marches during the rehearsal. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
Photograph: Press Information Bureau
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com and Anant Salvi/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com