New Delhi, March 28 -- Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday informed that the Change of Guard Ceremony would not take place on March 30 due to the Bharat Ratna presentation ceremony.

The thirty-minute ceremony is held every Saturday. The ceremony is a military tradition in which guards and sentries at palaces, forts and defence establishments get changed periodically to enable a fresh body of troops to take charge.

At Rashtrapati Bhavan, situated at Raisina Hills, where the main functions of the Republic Day are held, the Ceremonial Army Guard battalion is responsible for providing ceremonial guards and sentries for the President of India.

Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour conferred for exceptional service towards any field of huma...