PHOTOS: Glimpses of how India ushered in New Year 2019

Thousands of high-spirited people were seen on streets challenging the cold to bid adios to the outgoing year and warmly welcome the New Year 2019. Here are some glimpses of how New Year was welcomed in different places of the country. In picture: Firecrackers lit the sky above the Golden Temple in Amritsar/ Image: ANI

Firecrackers burst in Vijayawada to welcome New Year 2019/ Image: ANI

A glimpse of the Golden Temple in Amritsar on January 1, 2019/ Image: ANI

Visuals of New Year 2019 celebrations from Powai in Maharashtra/ Image: ANI

Visuals of celebrations on new year's eve from Panaji in Goa/ Image: ANI

People celebrate New Year 2019 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha/ Image: ANI

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in #Mumbai illuminated on new year's eve.

People welcoming the New Year with gusto in Kolkata/ Image: ANI

Central Reserve Police Force personnel in Thanod in Chhattisgarh celebrate on new year's eve / Image: ANI