KATHMANDU: The Nepali Army held the traditional Phulpati Badhai ceremony at the Sainik Manch, Tundikhel, on Saturday to mark Phulpati, the seventh day of Dashain.
The ceremony featured rifle and cannon salutes, including both rolling and combined salutes. An Army helicopter showered flower petals and displayed a banner reading “Phulpati Badhai Ceremony 2083.”
The Army band performed the national anthem, while the ceremony also featured an honour guard, salutes by various battalions and a march-past.
President Ram Chandra Paudel, Vice President Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Balendra Shah and Chief Justice Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma attended the ceremony.
Speaker of the House of Representatives Dol Prasad Aryal, National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal, ministers, senior government officials and other dignitaries were also present.
The Nepali Army presented a salute to President Paudel during the ceremony.
The Army has been organizing the Phulpati Badhai ceremony at Sainik Manch, Tundikhel, every year on Phulpati, the seventh day of the Dashain festival.
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