Photos | Fireworks and prayers: New Year’s celebrations around the world

From Gateway of India to New York's Times Square, people gather to celebrate new year with fireworks and music around the world.

Updated on: Jan 01, 2020 4:33 PM IST

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People record fireworks on mobile phones at the Gateway of India on New Year's Day in . (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)

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Revellers watch the New Year's fireworks after midnight at Nathan Philips Square in Toronto. (Christopher Katsarov / AP)

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A man takes an offering to Yemanja, as fireworks explode over Copacabana Beach during the New Year's celebrations, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Bruna Prado / AP)

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Fireworks explode at the Burj Khalifah, the world’s tallest building, on New Year's Eve to welcome 2020 in Dubai. (AFP)

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A family members offers prayers on the first day of the new year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. (Issei Kato / REUTERS)

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Dancers perform during a New Year's Eve countdown event on Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang. (KIM Won Jin / AFP)

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People rest on the ground as they wait for midnight at Times Square in New York on New Year's Eve. (Seth Wenig / AP)

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Men start burning tires on a broken bridge to celebrate the new year at the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. (Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)

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People perform dragon dance to mark the New Year on Shougang Bridge in Beijing, China. (China Daily via REUTERS)

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People take pictures in front of light decorations on Taksim Square during preparations to celebrate the New Year 2020 in Istanbul. (Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

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Fireworks light up the sky over the General de Gaulle bridge and the Ebrie lagoon during New Year's celebrations in Abidjan. (SIA KAMBOU / AFP)

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A boy lights fireworks during the New Year's celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Dinuka Liyanawatte / REUTERS)

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People stand under Christmas decorations as they wait in a long queue to enter Red Square to celebrate New Year in Moscow, Russia. (Denis Tyrin / AP)

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People gather to attend the fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe as they celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, France. (Christophe Ena / AP)

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People walk under New Year and Christmas decorations during New Year celebrations in Podgorica, Montenegro. (Stevo Vasiljevic / REUTERS)