Change of guard ceremony resheduled: President’s office

The change of guard ceremony will shift to a new timing, from 8 am, beginning this Saturday, the President’s office has said. The ceremony is a military tradition held every week (on Saturday) to enable a fresh group of the President’s Bodyguard (PBG) to take charge. “The change of guard ceremony, which takes place every Saturday at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, will shift to a new timing, i.e., from 8.00 am to 9.00 am from this Saturday (March 7, 2026),” it said in a statement. The PBG, raised in 1773, is the seniormost regiment of the Indian Army. It is a regiment carrying out ceremonial duties for the President of India.

The PBG personnel are excellent horsemen, capable tank men and paratroopers.