Flame at Amar Jawan Jyoti merged with National War Memorial
Published on Jan 21, 2022 05:29 PM IST
- "The flame of the Amar Jawan Jyoti is not being extinguished. It is being merged with the flame at the National War Memorial," said government sources.
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In a historic moment, the flame of the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate was merged with the flame at National War Memorial on Friday. (Screenshot from footage)
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The Amar Jawan Jyoti or the "eternal flame" for soldiers at India Gate was on Friday put out after 50 years and merged with the torch at the National War Memorial, in a "historic move" by the central government.(Screenshot from footage)
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The ceremony was presided by the Integrated Defence Staff chief Air Marshal Balabadhra Radha Krishna.(Screenshot from footage)
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Air Marshal Balabadhra Radha Krishna laid a wreath after which a torch was lit from the Amar Jawan Jyoti and the flame doused.(Screenshot from footage)
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The torch was then taken to the national war memorial by a ceremonial guard from Guards Regiment of the Indian Army.(Screenshot from footage)
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After travelling for around 150 metres, the torch was used to symbolically merge the flame from Amar Jawan Jyoti with the one at the National War Memorial.(Screenshot from footage)
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