New Delhi: President's Bodyguards during a ceremony for presentation of Standard of Bodyguard and Regimental Standard of the Presidents Bodyguard (PBG) to the President's Bodyguard at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)
New Delhi: The Rashtrapati Bhavan (Circuit 1) will remain closed for the general public from January 21 to 29 in view of the upcoming Republic Day Parade and the Beating Retreat ceremony, an official statement issued on Saturday said.
Circuit 1 takes the visitors on a tour of the main building of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
“Visit to Rashtrapati Bhavan (Circuit-1) will remain closed for the general public from January 21 to 29, 2026, due to the upcoming Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony,” said the statement issued by the President’s secretariat.
The annual Republic Day parade is held on the Kartavya Path. The Beating Retreat ceremony, which marks the end of Republic Day festivities, is held on January 29 at Vijay Chowk
, on the western end of Kartavya Path, close to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.This post was last modified on January 17, 2026 3:10 pm