In the run-up to the 73rd Republic Day celebrations this year, the Amar Jawan Jyoti at the iconic India Gate will be extinguished after a gap of 50 years on January 21.
The “eternal flame” will be merged with the flame of National War Memorial.
Before participating in the Republic Day parade on January 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay tributes to the soldiers who made supreme sacrifice in the line of duty at the National War Memorial, which is situated adjoining India Gate.
Integrated Defence Staff chief Air Marshal B Radha Krishna on January 21 will preside over the merging of flames ceremony at the newly-constructed NWM in the national capital.
Few days ago, the Swarnim Vijay Varsh flames from different corners of the country had arrived and merged with the flame of the National War Memorial.
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