The President Secretariat announced on Friday that the iconic Rashtrapati Bhavan, its museums, and the historic Amrit Udyan gardens will remain entirely closed to general public visitation and tourist tours through Sunday, September 13, to accommodate ceremonial state functions for the BRICS summit.
According to an official communique released by the presidential estate, the routine Saturday Change of Guard ceremony on the forecourt will also stand suspended during this period. The operational closure was enacted to facilitate rigorous security sanitization protocols, diplomatic banquets, and bilateral leadership receptions hosted by President Droupadi Murmu for visiting foreign heads of state and their entourages.
The secretariat advised registered visitors who had reserved online tour slots for the affected weekend to reschedule their bookings via the official presidential web portal without additional fees. Regular public accessibility to the presidential complex and botanical estates will resume on Tuesday following the conclusion of international diplomatic movements.
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