The closing ceremony of the

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was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event, in New Delhi, India. It began at 7:00 pm (

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) on 14 October 2010 and ended at 9:20 pm (IST). The ceremony included display of martial arts from a number of states of India followed by musical performances and showcasing the culture of

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, which will host the

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in Glasgow.

Sequence of events

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" was played in the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium.

Countdown

The ceremony began with a countdown at the screen starting at 18, footage from previous games appeared with Delhi at the end complete with an image of fireworks with numbers between 18 and 1 being from previous games until 0 from currents games * 18 - 1930 Hamilton * 17 - 1934 London * 16 - 1938 Sydney * 15 - 1950 Auckland * 14 - 1954 Vancouver * 13 - 1958 Cardiff * 12 - 1962 Perth * 11 - 1966 Kingston * 10 - 1970 Edinburgh * 9 - 1974 Christchurch * 8 - 1978 Edmonton * 7 - 1982 Brisbane * 6 - 1986 Edinburgh * 5 - 1990 Auckland * 4 - 1994 Victoria * 3 - 1998 Kuala Lumpur * 2 - 2002 Manchester * 1 - 2006 Melbourne

''Agni''

The cultural programme began with a segment titled ''Agni'', in which skills in eight Indian martial arts forms: Kalaripayattu, Naga warriors, Thangta, Gatka, Silambam, Akhara, Dhan Patta, Talwar Raas were displayed by 800 performers from

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and

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in an eight-minute act.

''Military Martial Music'' and ''Tribute to Our Motherland

The next segment was the ''Milatary Martial Music'', which comprised the performance by the 650 musicians from fourteen military bands, 17 pipes and drums of a number of regiments and battalions of the

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. It was followed by the segment ''Tribute to Our Motherland''. It was a performance by 2,010 schoolchildren to the tunes of

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's composition

Vande Mataram ''Vande Mataram'' (Sanskrit: वन्दे मातरम् IAST: , also spelt ''Bande Mataram''; বন্দে মাতরম্, ''Bônde Mātôrôm''; ) is a poem written in sanskritised Bengali by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in th ...

. A group of performers moved in to form the

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at the centre, while the others holding coloured powder dispensers, sprinkled the colours of the Indian flag on the field, in a similar fashion done in the festival of

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Parade of the athletes

The athletes of the 71 participating nations entered and paraded the stadium together as one big contingent, signifying the bonds and friendships formed during the Games.

Farewell to ''Shera''

The official mascot of the Games, Shera, was given a musical farewell as he went around the stadium in a vehicle accompanied by Shaan.

Ceremonial handover of the flag

The ceremonial handover of the Commonwealth Games flag segment began with the announcement by the chief minister of Delhi,

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, saying, "In a few moments, the ceremonial flag will be entrusted to your care so that in due time you deliver it to Glasgow." It was followed by the acceptance of the official representative of the 2014 Commonwealth Games host city, Robert Winter, the Lord Provost of Glasgow, who replied, "This duty I willingly undertake to fulfill." Next, the Games flag was lowered with an Army band in the background. The chairman of the organising committee, Suresh Kalmadi received the flag and handed it over to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Tejinder Khanna. He in turn handed over it to Robert Winter. The Flag finally passed to the

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. He called upon the Commonwealth nations to visit Glasgow in 2014.

Glasgow 2014

First a short video showcasing Scotland's landscapes, people, architecture and culture was played. Next, 352 performers from Scotland performed in a 10-minute segment displaying Scottish culture. The performance began with a lone piper dressed in the Scottish traditional dress but soon a giant structure was inflated and a scene of the Clyde Auditorium, popularly known as the ''Armadillo'', along with the Clyde Arc Bridge and the

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flowing below was depicted. The performance ended with the inflatable structure morphing into the

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and the cast then exited the stadium to the tune of I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by

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Closing events

Prince Edward, the vice-patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation, formally declared the 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games closed. Michael Fennell, the chairman of the CGF presented the David Dixon award to Trecia-Kaye Smith of

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who won a gold medal in the women's triple jump event.

''Universal Music of Love''

The 30-minute segment titled the ''Universal Music of Love'' comprised Sufi, folk, Indipop and world music performances. The performers include

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, Shubha Mudgal,

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, Shaan,

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and Sreeram. About 1000 dancers also performed in this segment.

Gallery

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song performed by the Indian singers

Dignitaries in attendance

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- Vice Patron of the

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* Michael Fennell - President of the

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- Prime Minister of India *

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- Vice-President of India *

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- Chairperson of

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- Chief Minister of

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- Lieutenant Governor of Delhi *

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- First Minister of

* Robert Winter - Lord Provost of

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- President of

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References

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