Outgoing Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi laid a wreath at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 31 May 2026, paying his final tribute as head of the Indian Navy. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, the outgoing Chief of the Naval Staff, honoured India's fallen soldiers by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 31 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
In a solemn farewell gesture, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi laid a wreath at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 31 May 2026, honouring soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for India. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi was accompanied by senior officials at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 31 May 2026, as part of his farewell tribute ceremony as outgoing Chief of the Naval Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi was joined by his wife Shashi Tripathi after the wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 31 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
After laying the wreath, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi signed the visitors' book at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 31 May 2026 — a customary final act marking the end of his tenure as Chief of the Naval Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
As his tenure drew to a close, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi placed a wreath at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 31 May 2026, paying his respects as outgoing head of the Indian Navy. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi arrived at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 31 May 2026 to lay a wreath in his final official act as Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Marking the close of his service, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi made his way to the National War Memorial in New Delhi on 31 May 2026 for a farewell wreath-laying ceremony as outgoing Chief of the Naval Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)