In pics: Crowd-pullers in and around Kolkata see lakhs of revellers & devotees on New Year’s Day 2025

Devotees queue up at Dakshineswar Kali temple to offer puja on the occasion of Kalpataru Utsav on Wednesday

It was all about families and friends taking groupfies and chilling out at Eco Park on a sunny Wednesday

A steady stream of visitors were spotted at the Birla Planetarium in the heart of the city

Devotees at Cossipore Udyanbati in north Kolkata offer prayers to Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa on the occasion of Kalpataru Utsav. The event commemorates the day on January 1, 1886, when his followers believe that Ramakrishna revealed himself to be an avatar, or God-incarnate on earth

Devotees thronged Cossipore Udyan Bati throughout Wednesday. The day was named as Kalpataru Utsav by Ramakrishna’s disciple Ramachandra Dutta. This event carried meanings and memories of cosmic import for the disciples and also prepared them for Ramakrishna’s death, which occurred only a few months later, on August 16, 1886

Revellers enjoyed the first day of 2025, basking in the mellow winter sun and taking to sports, rides and picnics

The Alipore zoo, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary, was a favourite among New Year’s Day revellers cutting across age groups

Victoria Memorial Hall and its sprawling premises maintained its status of being one of the topmost crowd-pullers of the winter holiday season

Thousands of devotees showed how a visit to Kalighat temple is considered auspicious to start the new year

Youngsters frolic at Science City on Wednesday