2025 SCN Delhi Day celebration in Pokhara
On 25th Oct 2025, the Sirmoor Club Nepal Pokhara Branch celebrated the 168th Delhi Day with Lali pride and dignity. It was a true Lali spectacle attended by 155 Sirmooris and wives based in Pokhara.
The following photos cover the event in chronological order. In order to see the captions, click on any photo to bring it up to full size and then scroll through the pictures using the left and right arrows.
1. registration hon lt majambdr grg & csgt kamal nepali mbe, being registered is sgt bhim grg
2. 60639 sgt jitbdr grg and wife about to be registered
3. r to l. 60387 csgt jagat pun, 61855 rfn bhakta grg & 50410 sgt indrabdr grg
4. col jpx making his way to the event hall
5. col cross has become an hon sirmoori, being greeted by capt karna thapa
6. oc bgp maj hornby, who has been oc a (delhi coy) 1 rgr, welcomed by capt karna
7. hav kulbdr grg, the only surviving 4 2 gr (sirmoor bn) veteran
8. hav kulbahadur thapa with capts hikmat, karna & dudman
9. oc bgp with some senior pokhara sirmooris
10. hon sec 2 gr assn pokhara, capt hikmat grg, delivering seq of events
11. fm r to l maj dilbdr grg, capt karna, oc bgp & col jpx
12. two brothers sgt indrabdr grg (1959 intake) & lcpl manbdr grg (1958 intake) both served in 1st bn. maj (gco) lalbdr grg, also from the 1st bn, is the youngest of the three.
13. the ladies mrs karna, mrs ajiman, mrs lachhuman, mrs hikmat & mrs bhupendra
14. more sirmooris and wives
15. listening to the highlights of the celebration
16. vice chairman 2 gr assn pokhara, capt dudman grg, welcoming sirmooris to the delhi day
17. delhi day message from 2 gr assn pokhara chairman, capt karnabdr thapa
18. and the delhi day history from maj dilbdr grg mvo
19. capt dudman acting as the truncheon jemadar. sgt bhim and sgt amar were the excort party
20. salute to the queen's truncheon
21. reacting to the sounding of the last post
22. remembering the fallen sirmooris during the seize of delhi in 1857
24. the eldest sirmoori hav kulbdr grg
27, capt ganesh grg, the famous nepal cup football player of the 1st bn in the sixties
28. csgt minbdr grg, one of the area reps of 2 gr assn pokhara
29. more sirmooris and wives paying respect to the nishani mai
30. mrs dudman. mrs hitman, mrs hikmat & mrs bhupendra are following
31. rudrakumari, wife of wo2 maniraj grg (61878) 2nd bn
32. the centenarians lt col j p cross obe & hav kulbdr grg 4 2 gr (sirmoor bn), the two notable attendees of the delhi day celebration
33. a group photo of the ladies
