New Year celebrations in India: How people across the country welcomed 2023

Revelers across the country ushered in the new year with hope of a better tomorrow after being scathed by the ravaging pandemic for the past two years.

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   As 2022 played into its swansong, people from all across the globe came together to sing, dance and welcome 2023 on a positive note. (Express Photo by Jithendra M)

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   Following the widely popular Gregorian calendar, people celebrate January 1 of each year as the advent of a new year with the hope of a happy and a prosperous time in the next 365 days. (Express Photo by Jithendra M)

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   In spite of a few restrictions being imposed by the central and the respective state government officials amid concerns regarding a rise in COVID cases, people poured out onto the street in numbers to bid adieu to 2022 on New Years's eve. (Express Photo by Jithendra M)

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   Here's a look at how people across India celebrated New Year's Eve. (Express Photo by Jithendra M)

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   Hit by COVID 19 pandemic for two years, the New Year celebrations on MG Road and Brigade Road in Bengaluru returned to its glory on Saturday. (Express Photo by Jithendra M)

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   Thousands participated in the New Year celebrations held at MG Road and Brigade Road in Bengaluru on Saturday. (Express Photo by Jithendra M)

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   The crowd in the streets of Bengaluru was in tandem with the pre-COVID era. (Express Photo by Jithendra M)

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   More than 15,000 police officials were deployed across the city and hundreds of CCTV cameras were installed in the main areas of Bengaluru as a part of the security protocols. (Express Photo by Jithendra M)

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   People were seen carrying special kites in Ludhiana on Saturday to fly on New Year's day. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

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   And not just kites-- our countrymen's love for food reflected in delectables customised especially for the occasion of the New Year. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

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   Women were seen with a cake to celebrate New Year in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

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   Women pose for clicking photographs on the eve of New Year at Connaught Place in New Delhi on Saturday. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

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   Students of Gurukul Art School paint posters while bidding adieu to 2022 at Lalbaug in Mumbai on Friday. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

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   Nashabandi Mandal of Maharashtra organized a campaign for propagating an addiction-free Maharashtra and urging people not to get into any kind of addiction at CSMT in Mumbai on Friday. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

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   Visitors at New Delhi's Khan Market on Friday. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)