Glimpses of artistes, who will accompany the tableaux during the Republic Day 2023 Parade, getting ready for the media preview on Sunday, January 22, 2023.

IMAGE: Artistes from Uttar Pradesh. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI Photo

IMAGE: Artistes from Karnataka. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI Photo

IMAGE: An artiste from Maharashtra. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI Photo

IMAGE: The Maharashtra tableau. Photograph: ANI Photo

IMAGE: The Jharkhand tableau. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI Photo

IMAGE: The Haryana tableau depicts a scene from the Mahabharata: Lord Krishna advising Arjuna on the battlefield in Kurukshetra, which is now part of modern Haryana. Photograph: ANI Photo

IMAGE: Workers apply finishing touches to the Indian Air Force tableau. Photograph: ANI Photo

IMAGE: Workers apply finishing touches to the Indian Navy tableau. Photograph: ANI Photo

IMAGE: A glimpse of the parked tableaux. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photographs curated by Anant Salvi/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com