New Delhi, May 5 -- Colonel of the Madras Regiment of the Indian Army, Lt General Manjinder Singh, performed a sacred ceremony at the Murugan Temple of its regimental centre, wearing a traditional 'veshti', according to a post on X shared by the Army's Training Command.

During the ceremony, the officer sported his traditional Sikh turban and also wore a 'veshti', a traditional wear of south India.

"On the occasion of 15th Reunion & 35th BBCC of the Madras Regiment, Lt Gen Manjinder Singh, AVSM, YSM, VSM, GOCinC, ARTRAC and COLONEL of the Madras Regiment in the best secular traditions of Indian Army performed the sacred Kumbhabhishekam ceremony at the Murugan Temple of the Madras Regimental Centre, Wellington on 01 May 2024," the ARTRAC po...