Ceremonies to mark the arrival of the Olympic torch in India's capital, Delhi, have been taking place amid heavy security.
Fearful of the violence and disruption that has marred torch legs in London, Paris and San Francisco, around 16,000 police officers sealed off the city centre along the truncated relay route
The BBC reported that dozens of Tibetan activists were detained nearby, but concluded that the event passed off without the sort of anti-China protests witnessed elsewhere.
India, which is home to the world's largest community of Tibetan exiles, including their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is the eleventh leg of the global torch relay.
The scaled-back 2.3-kilometre (1.5-mile) Indian relay began at Raisina Hill where the torch was lit by Indian Olympic Association chief Suresh Kalmadi.
The relay, comprising around 70 participants from all walks of life, including four Chinese runners, saw the torch changing hands as it made its way to the India Gate, where a cauldron waited to be lit.
The torch is set to leave for Bangkok on Thursday evening.
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