Farewell ceremony held for Indian outgoing president in New Delhi

Indian outgoing president Pranab Mukherjee (R) and prime minister

Narendra Modi

walk to the farewell ceremony held at Indian Parliament in New Delhi, July 23, 2017. The newly elected president Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn in on July 25 at the center hall of parliament. (Xinhua/Stringer)

Indian outgoing president Pranab Mukherjee (C) is presented with a memento by vice president Hamid Ansari (L) and Lok Sabha (House of the People) speaker Sumitra Mahajan during the farewell ceremony held at Indian Parliament in New Delhi, July 23, 2017. The newly elected president Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn in on July 25 at the center hall of parliament. (Xinhua/Stringer)

Indian outgoing president Pranab Mukherjee addresses a farewell ceremony at Indian Parliament in New Delhi, July 23, 2017. The newly elected president Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn in on July 25 at the center hall of parliament. (Xinhua/Stringer)