Dedication and Wreath Laying Ceremony Held at Gaurav Stambh Victory at Sea Monument at WNC Mumbai

Dedication and Wreath Laying Ceremony Held at Gaurav Stambh Victory at Sea Monument at WNC Mumbai

Starting the Golden Jubilee year of India's historic victory  in the 1971 Indo- Pak  War,  Swarnim Vijay Varsh',  celebrations, Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Naval Command dedicated the 'Gaurav Stambh', a monument to commemorate Victory at Sea and  a tribute to the grit, valour and fortitude of all deployed personnel of the Western Naval Command

Set against the ramparts of Bombay Castle in the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai the monument depicts a submariner, a surface warrior and a naval aviator to represent all three dimensions of the Indian Navy and is inscribed with a sanskrit shloka from the Bhagwad Gita Chapter 18 verse 43 extolling the virtues of a warrior.

  • Dedication and Wreath Laying Ceremony Held at Gaurav Stambh Victory at Sea Monument at WNC Mumbai
  • Dedication and Wreath Laying Ceremony Held at Gaurav Stambh Victory at Sea Monument at WNC Mumbai
  • Dedication and Wreath Laying Ceremony Held at Gaurav Stambh Victory at Sea Monument at WNC Mumbai
  • Dedication and Wreath Laying Ceremony Held at Gaurav Stambh Victory at Sea Monument at WNC Mumbai
  • Dedication and Wreath Laying Ceremony Held at Gaurav Stambh Victory at Sea Monument at WNC Mumbai
  • Dedication and Wreath Laying Ceremony Held at Gaurav Stambh Victory at Sea Monument at WNC Mumbai
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