Droupadi Murmu on Monday, July 25, 2022 took oath as the 15th President of India.
Chief Justice of India N V Ramana administered her oath at a ceremony held at Parliament's Central Hall in the presence of outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi amongst others.
Murmu, 64, is India's youngest and first tribal President. She is the first President to be born after Independence and the second woman to occupy the top post after Pratibha Patil (2007 to 2012).
IMAGE: President Murmu with Prime Minister Modi. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu with outgoing President Kovind and Vice President Naidu at her swearing-in ceremony. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu receives the ceremonial salute after taking the oath of office. Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhavan
IMAGE: President Murmu receives the ceremonial salute after her arrival at Rashtrapati Bhavan where she will reside till July 24, 2027. Photograph: ANI
IMAGE: President Murmu began her political career as a municipal councillor in her native Odisha. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu delivers her first speech after becoming India's First Citizen. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
IMAGE: Prime Minister Modi with former President Pratibha Patil, Union ministers and others in the Central Hall of Parliament. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu with former President Kovind, Vice President Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Chief Justice N V Ramana. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu exchanges greetings with dignitaries after the ceremony. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu assumes office at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Former President Kovind is also present. Photograph: ANI
IMAGE: President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Photograph: ANI
IMAGE: President Murmu with outgoing President Kovind. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu greets guests. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu greets former President Pratibha Patil. Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhavan
IMAGE: President Murmu after taking the oath of office. Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhavan
IMAGE: President Murmu, the new supreme commander of India's armed forces, arrives to inspect the guard of honour at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Photograph: Atul Yadav/PTI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu exchanges greetings with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and others. Photograph: Sansad TV grab via ANI Photo
IMAGE: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde with his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, Manipur CM N Biren Singh, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and other dignitaries during the swearing-in ceremony. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo