Glimpses of 23 tableaux to take part in this year’s Republic Day parade

Twenty-three tableaux, 17 from states and union territories and six from various ministries and departments, will be displayed. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

Ladakh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala will also be displaying their tableaux during the parade, depicting the “geographical and rich cultural diversity of the country”. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

The West Bengal tableau will depict Durga Puja in Kolkata and celebrate its inscription on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

The Army, Navy and IAF will also display their tableaux. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

As per the ministry, the selection process involved scrutiny of tableau proposals from various states and UTs by an expert committee and several rounds of interactions by committee members with representatives of the states on the theme, presentation, aesthetics and technical elements of their tableaux. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

There will be a total of 45,000 spectators for the Republic Day event this year, as compared to over a lakh in pre-Covid years. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

The physical invitation cards for guests and spectators have been replaced by e-invitations. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)