Devotees across India thronged temples, churches, and sacred sites on the first day of 2025, offering prayers, participating in rituals, and celebrating the New Year with faith, devotion, and vibrant festivities. (Pic and text/PTI, AFP)
Updated On: 2025-01-01 01:53 PM IST
Compiled by : Jyoti Shukla
Sikh devotees gather to pay their respect at the Golden Temple during the New Year's Day in Amritsar on January 1, 2025. (Pic/AFP)
Devotees on the way to offer prayers at the Ram temple on the first day of the New Year 2025, in Ayodhya. (Pic/PTI)
The first midnight mass at the San Thome Church as part of New Year celebrations, in Chennai. (Pic/PTI)
Mass prayer at the San Thome Church as part of New Year celebrations, in Chennai. (Pic/PTI)
Devotees wait to offer prayers at the Vindhyachal Temple on the first day of New Year 2025, in Mirzapur. (Pic/PTI)
Sikh devotees gather to pay their respect at the Golden Temple during the New Year's Day in Amritsar. (Pic/AFP)
Devotees on the way to Mata Vaishno Devi on the first day of New Year 2025, at Katra in Reasi district. (Pic/PTI)
Devotees wait to enter the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine on the first day of New Year 2025, at Katra. (Pic/PTI)
Devotees arrive to pay obeisance at the Gurdwara Bangla Sahib on the first day of the year 2025, in Delhi. (Pic/PTI)
Devotees witness Ganga Aarti on New Year's eve, at the decorated Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. (Pic/PTI)
Devotees visit the Hanuman Garhi Mandir on the first day of the New Year 2025, in Ayodhya. (Pic/PTI)
