October 4, 2010
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Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
NEW DELHI -- In sharp contrast to the run-up to the Commonwealth Games, the opening ceremony started on time Sunday night, and appeared to be meticulously planned, with a throbbing musical number that included hundreds of intricately costumed drummers, the world's largest helium balloon and enormous dancing puppets. A crowd of about 60,000, ranging from Indian families to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and his wife, Camilla, packed Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in central Delhi.Audience members danced in their seats and the applause was spontaneous and enthusiastic. The exuberant ceremony was a welcome change from preparations for the Games, which were notable for missed deadlines, accusations of corruption, filthy living quarters for athletes and the collapse of a footbridge that injured more than two dozen people. As the audience filed into the stadium, many seemed to be hoping for the best, but worried about the worst. -- New York Times News Service (45 images)
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Entertainers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India. Getty Images / Feng Li
Entertainers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India. Getty Images / Feng Li
Drummers perform during the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP /
Entertainers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India. Getty Images / Julian Finney
Entertainers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India. Getty Images / Ian Walton
Indian dancers perform in the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Indranil Mukherjee
Dancers perform during the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Tauseef Mustafa
Indian dancers perform during the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Manan Vatsyayana
Dancers and musicians perform during the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / William West
Musicians perform during the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Anja Niedringhaus
Dancers perform during the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / William West
Indian dancers perform during the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Prakash Singh
Indian dancers perform at the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Tauseef Mustafa
Indian dancers perform at the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / William West
Performers dance during the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Anja Niedringhaus
Performers dance during the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Lee Jin-man
Performers, dressed in the national colours of India, dance during the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Victor Caivano
Performers dance during the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Anja Niedringhaus
Performers wave from aboard a model locomotive during the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi, India,Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Anja Niedringhaus
Performers dance during the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Anja Niedringhaus
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Victor Caivano
Giant puppets are seen during the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Lee Jin-man
Entertainers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India. Getty Images / Feng Li
Entertainers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India. Getty Images / Julian Finney
Dancing figures are seen underneath the aerostat during the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010.AFP/ Getty Images / Indranil Mukherjee
Flag bearers from the Commonwealth nations stand during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India. Getty Images / Feng Li
Competitors from India wave their nation's flag during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 inDelhi, India. Getty Images / Feng Li
Entertainers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India. Getty Images / Julian Finney
An illuminated presentation with a meditation theme is seen during the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Indranil Mukherjee
Entertainers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India. Getty Images / Ian Walton
An illuminated figure in the lotus pose encases the shakras during the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / William West
Entertainers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India. Getty Images / Feng Li
The aerostat is seen with a floral presentation during the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Indranil Mukherjee
An inside view from the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Indranil Mukherjee
An interior view of the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Pedro Ugarte
An interior view of the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium at the start of the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Indranil Mukherjee
A general view of the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Victor Caivano
Performers walk onto the stage during the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Saurabh Das
Performers are seen underneath an aerostat during the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Victor Caivano
Fireworks explode above the aerostat and Indian dancers performing during the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Indranil Mukherjee
Fireworks explode overhead during the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India. Getty Images / Julian Finney
Fireworks go off at the end of the Opening Ceremony for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Delhi, India. Getty Images / Graham Crouch
Fireworks are launched at the conclusion of the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Deshakalyan Chowdhury
Pyrotechnics go off at the end of the opening ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Gurinder Osan
An Indian family watches a TV showing the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games at home in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. AP / Anupam Nath
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