The Indian army performed an impressive motorcycle display and released a float of fake cheetahs during a Republic Day parade as the country celebrates 75 years of independence.
The Corps of Signals Motorcycle Rider Display Team, famously known as The Dare Devils, performed breath-taking stunts during the 90-minute display in New Delhi
Captain Dimple Singh Bhati led the fighter formation and set a world record by becoming the first female officer of the Indian Army to present a salute to President Droupadi Murmu on a 12-foot ladder mounted on a moving motorcycle.
The daredevils also displayed a Three Peak Devil Formation by Naik Jayakumar, Naik SP Mangu and Signalman Sanket making a world record for the longest assisted handstand on the famous Kartavya Path road.
They began their impressive performance with the riders performing an Opening Salute with Bullet Wheelie.
The team also performed tricky moves, including Tank Top, Double Jimmy, Devils Down, Mercury Peak, Info Warriors, and a Lotus.
The final act was a team of 33 personnel forming a human pyramid on nine moving motorcycles.
Footage of the incredible display also showed India's Border Security Force performing acrobatic stunts on motorbikes.
Soldiers from India's military and paramilitary, along with their bands, marched as the country's leaders and other guests watched.
Some 5,000 artists, carrying traditional props like spears, swords and drums, performed over 40 dance forms from different parts of India in a cultural performance that lasted about 10 minutes.
During the parade, a flotilla of fake cheetahs was released in the name of Madhya Pradesh, a central Indian state, to represent the revival project for the big cats, situated in the state's Kuno wildlife sanctuary.
And in a show of military strength, India's BrahMos missile, Pinaka multi-launcher rocket system, BM-21 Agnibaan, a 122 mm Multiple Barrel Rocket Launcher, and Akash Weapon System were on display.
It displayed a battlefield scenario, demonstrating a synchronised operation in land, water and air with the indigenous Arjun battle tank, Tejas fighter aircraft and Advanced Light Helicopter.
The theme of the tri-services tableau was 'Shashakt aur Surakshit Bharat' (strong and secure India).
The parade commenced with President Droupadi Murmu taking the salute shortly after she and Subianto, flanked by the Indian president's bodyguards, arrived at Kartavya Path in a 'traditional buggy'.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto also made a chief guest appearance at the event alongside a contingent of 342 members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, marking the first time troops from Indonesia joined a foreign parade.
Subianto's presence at the grand parade came 75 years after Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, attended India's first Republic-Day celebrations in 1950 as the chief guest
The Indonesian president, accompanied by a high-powered delegation of six cabinet ministers, senior officials and a very large business contingent, arrived in India on Thursday night on a four-day state visit.
The parade ended with a fly-past by air force fighters, including Rafale jets, transport planes and helicopters.
Attendees cheered as regiments astride camels and horses marched through the street for waving fans.
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