A Defence Ministry official said there will not be any elephant ride for the bravery award winning children, like in previous years, because of "security reasons".
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Jammu and Kashmir's tableau will depict a model of a monastery in Ladakh with monks dancing in their traditional costumes. The dance will be followed by a luxurious house boat, on which 35 Kashmiri boys and girls will sing folk songs accompanied by traditional musical instruments like rabab, nut, sarangi and tumbaknari.
Uttarakhand will project adventure tourism like river rafting, paragliding, trekking and rock climbing while Rajasthan will depict wildlife of Ranthambore National Park.
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The famous Gair dance of Ranthambore will be performed by 25 folk dancers wearing colourful and traditional attires and headgear at the front of the tableau.
This year, 12 states and six union ministries and departments were chosen to present their tableaux at the parade which include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Orissa, Kerala, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Maharastra.
The total number of tableaux last year was 26.
The Assam tableau conceptualises the famous Kaziranga National Park, the ideal habitat for the one-horned rhino while the Bihar tableau will showcase Mithila's historical folk culture of "Saurath Sabha" and "Madhubani paintings.
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Bihar's tableau has been christened 'Mithila Ki Lok Sanskriti' (The folk culture of Mithila).
The other centre of attraction in the state's tableau would be Mithila's once famous 'Saurath Sabha, now a tradition on the verge of extinction.The Saurath Sabha is a unique fair of eligible bachelors where the families of prospective brides assemble during a particular period every year to choose a groom without dowry.