A colourful procession led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the historic switch over from the 96-year-old iconic circular building to the mammoth lion-capitol-topped triangular edifice on Central Vista as the home of India’s democracy moved next door on Tuesday.

The 1927 building, where Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his famous “tryst with destiny” speech and where the Constitution was drafted and adopted, has now been renamed as what Prime Minister Modi termed Samvidhan Sadan.

Early on Tuesday, members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha gathered at the historic Central Hall of the old Parliament building, dressed in colourful attire, for a function to commemorate the rich legacy of Parliament and gear up for a new temple of democracy.

During the function, vice-president and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar sat on the dais flanked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla