India ushers in New Year 2023 with fervour

People welcoming 2023 pose for a picture with the last setting sun of 2022, in Moradabad.

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People gather at the Marina beach to celebrate the New Year 2023, in Chennai.

Citizens gather at the Marine Drive to celebrate the New Year, in Mumbai.

Fireworks explode as people celebrate the New Year 2023 at Fort Kochi.

People release balloons as they celebrate the New Year 2023 on a road, in Ahmedabad.

People attend a party in Ahmedabad.

Tourists pose for photographs near a message ' Happy New Year 2023' carved on snow at a ski resort, in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir.

Brigade road is illuminated in Bangalore.

Sand artist Sudarshan Pattanaik creates a sand sculpture wishing Happy New Year, in Puri.

People gather at the beach to witness the first sunrise of the New Year 2023, in Kanyakumari.

People ushered in the year 2023 by extending greetings and visiting places in India. Large number of people wearing facemasks visited temples and churches across the state and offered prayers. Here are moments of people celebrating New Year with great enthusiasm.