IN PICS | Visuals Of How India Geared Up To Welcome New Year 2021 Amid Covid-19 Restrictions

As the country preps to usher in New Year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted rainfall, with thunderstorm and hailstorm, for northern India from January 3 to 5, even as Delhi recorded its lowest 3.3 degrees Celsius. (Image: PTI)

Young women wear face mask with stickers on them on the eve of New Year 2021, in Ranchi. To cope with the new mutant virus and restrict the old one from spreading, the state governments in India have issued specific guidelines for the new year celebrations. (Image: PTI)

People form a human chain in a formation that reads '2021' on the New Year's eve, in Shimla. Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist resorts like Narkanda, Manali and Dalhousie are still wrapped up in a blanket of white, with this week's snowfall turning most of the hill stations more picturesque and chock-a-block with New Year's Eve revellers. (Image: PTI)

Passengers listen to artists playing violin outside a tram during an awareness campaign against coronavirus, on the New Year's eve, at Esplannade Tram depot in Kolkata. Unlike other cities, Kolkata is going to hold a public function on New Year's eve. However, the Kolkata Police will be keeping a close eye on the violators of the COVID-19 protocols. (Image: PTI)

'Coronasur', a coronavirus theme based effigy made by the residents of Girgaon, in Mumbai, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Residents will burn the effigy today at night to welcome New Year 2021. (Image: PTI)

A young woman with painted hands poses for a photograph on the eve of New Year 2021, in Punjab's Amritsar. Night curfew will be in place across Punjab. The Amarinder Singh government has decided to lift it from January 1, and advised people to follow Covid-19 guidelines issued by the administration. (Image: PTI)

A boy shows kites with 2020 and 2021 written on them, on the eve of New Year day, in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur. Several states in India have imposed restrictions to prevent large gatherings with ongoing attempts to trace passengers who returned from the UK in recent days and their contacts. (Image: PTI)

Yougsters pose for a photograph as they prepare to welcome the New Year 2021, in Bihar's Patna. Authorities and state administrations have reimposed restrictions for New Year celebrations because of the new strain of coronavirus strain that was first detected in the United Kingdom (UK) in earlier this month. (Image: PTI)

People fix a giant kite to welcome the New Year 2021, at a kite market in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. Gujarat government has announced that night curfew will continue in all four big cities of the state. However, some relaxations has been given with effect from January 1. Night curfew will remain in force from 10 pm till 6 am. (Image: PTI)

This New Year's Eve is being celebrated like no other, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they'd prefer to forget. In this visual, young women pose to welcome the New Year 2021 at Sangam, in Prayagraj. (Image: PTI)

A large number of people visit the Bhedaghat waterfall on New Year's eve, in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur. Lawmakers in various states decided not to allow any public gathering on December 31 and January 1 from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the wake of the ongoing Coronavirus pademic and advised people to spend New Year in their homes. (Image: PTI)