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India: Army unfurls 75-feet-long tricolour flag at confluence of Indian Ocean, Arabian sea, and Bay of Bengal

India: Army unfurls 75-feet-long tricolour flag at confluence of Indian Ocean, Arabian sea, and Bay of Bengal

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As part of the celebrations of India's 75th year of Independence or 'Ázaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', the Indian Army unfurled a 75-feet-long national flag at an iconic location in southern India, on Thursday.

The tricolour was unfurled by amphibious warriors of the Pangode military station, Thiruvananthapuram. The Vivekananda rock is a monument off the Kanyakumari coast, at the southernmost tip of India and this area marks the confluence of the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian sea.

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The event also witnessed a military band performing the patriotic song 'Saare Jahaan Se Achchha' and the 'Kalaripayattu' martial art form. In addition to this, the Station Commander of Pangode Military station flagged off a 'Tiranga Yatra' at Kanyakumari.

As a part of the yatra, 75 army personnel holding national flags will be walking from Kanyakumariin Tamil Nadu to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, thereby covering a distance of 75 kilometres.

The Vivekananda Rock memorial is built in honour of world-renowned Indian monk, philosopher and author Swami Vivekananda (born Narendranath Dutt), at the place where he attained enlightenment.

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Sidharth MP is Principal Correspondent with WION. He does ground reports from India and abroad on strategic sectors including defence, aerospace, nuclear energy, maritime domain. I...Read More