- The Satpura, seen from the deck of the INS Mysore, a day before being commissioned into the Indian Navy.
- INS Satpura
- The Satpura, ready to be commissioned.
- The crew of the Satpura wait for the Commissioning ceremony.
- On guard.
- The Postmaster General waits for the ceremony to begin, as a naval security boat patrols the waters.
- Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Chief of Staff of the Western Naval Command arrives.
- Captain Sharat Mohan, CO of the Satpura, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command, Vice Admiral DK Joshi and the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Nirmal Verma.
- Admiral Verma meets the senior officers of the Satpura.
- Defense Secretary, Shashi Kant Sharma arrived late for the ceremony.
- The naval guard proceeds to do the honors.
- Captain Sharat Mohan reads out the Commissioning Warrant of the INS Satpura.
- INS Satpura
- Admiral Verma addresses the assembled.
- The other warships at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai welcomed the latest addition to the fleet.
- Submarines, too.
- Still patrolling.
- The Postmaster General releases a cover on the INS Satpura.
- Defense Secretary, Shashi Kant Sharma listens as Admiral Verma addresses the media.
- Captain Sharat Mohan, looks over his new charge.
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