![]() Tags: India Republic Day Republic Day Happy Republic Day Republic Day 2023 26 January 21-Gun Salute India 74th Republic Day Happy Republic Day 2023 Republic Day 2023 News Republic Day 2023 Parade Follow Delhi-ncr News on abp LIVE for more latest stories and trending topics. There are often seven riflemen, totaling 21. (With inputs from ANI) Published at : 02:56 PM (IST) A three-volley salute is the correct term for what is commonly (though mistakenly) referred to as a 21-gun salute. Once each army had cleared its dead, it would fire three volleys to indicate that the dead had been cared for and that they were ready to go back to fighting. President Droupadi Murmu led the nation in celebrating the 74th Republic Day from Kartavya Path, with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as the Chief Guest.īuilding on last year's "Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav" celebrations, this year's celebrations included patriotic fervour and community participation, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 21-gun salute seven guns shot three times came from a signal to stop fighting to allow each side to clear the dead from the field of battle. Varying customs among the maritime powers led to confusion in saluting and return of salutes. The parade commenced with President Droupadi Murmu taking the salute from the Gallantry award winners. The 21-gun salute became the highest honor a nation could render. ![]() Notably, the 21-gun salute is conducted by a specifically-designed cartridge or a blank round which is used to create the sound of firing as opposed to actual shells being fired. ![]() Right after firing, a soldier is removing the shell of the shot from the gun and at the same time, another soldier walks up behind him to reload the gun to be fired again. In the one-minute-long video, we can see soldiers firing the 105mm Indian Field Guns one after the other.
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