Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Rashtrapati Bhavan, Amrit Udyan Closed During BRICS Summit
Some important places in Delhi will not be open to visitors for three days.
These places include Rashtrapati Bhavan, its museum and Amrit Udyan.
They will be closed from September 11 through September 13.
The usual change of guard ceremony will also not happen on September 12.
That ceremony normally takes place at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The BRICS Business Forum will be held during the same period.
The 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit will also take place then.
Both BRICS events are scheduled at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi.
Rashtrapati Bhavan, its museum and Amrit Udyan will be closed to visitors from September 11 to 13.
The change of guard ceremony scheduled for September 12 will not take place.
The ceremony was due to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan’s Forecourt.
The announcement was issued by the President’s office on Thursday.
The closure coincides with the BRICS Business Forum and 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in Delhi from September 11 to 13.
- Who
- Visitors to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum and Amrit Udyan are affected; the President’s office issued the statement.
- What
- Public visits will be suspended, and the September 12 change of guard ceremony will not take place.
- When
- September 11 to 13; the change of guard ceremony was scheduled for September 12, 2026.
- Where
- Rashtrapati Bhavan and Amrit Udyan in Delhi; the BRICS events are scheduled at Bharat Mandapam.
- Why
- The announcement coincides with the BRICS Business Forum and the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit, although the statement does not explicitly give the closure’s reason.
- Closure period
- September 11-13
- Closed venues
- Rashtrapati Bhavan, Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum and Amrit Udyan
- Change of guard
- Not scheduled for September 12, 2026
- Ceremony location
- Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan
- BRICS Business Forum
- Scheduled for September 11-13
- 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit
- Scheduled for September 11-13
- BRICS venue
- Bharat Mandapam, Delhi