Republic Day Parade The Lion Capital at Rajpath decorated President's Body Guards in their winter ceremonial dress. Agni-II ballistic missile on display at Republic Day Parade 2004 To mark the importance of the occasion, every year a grand parade is held in the capital, New Delhi, from the Raisina Hill near the Rashtrapati Bhavan (the President's residence), along the Rajpath , past India Gate . [1] Prior to its commencement, the Prime Minister lays a floral wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti , a memorial to unknown soldiers at the India Gate at one end of Rajpath, which is followed by two minutes silence in the memory of unknown soldiers. It is a solemn reminder of the sacrifice of the martyrs who died for the country in the freedom movem...