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New Year celebrations across the world

Last updated on - Jan 1, 2018, 03:52 IST
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1/22

Pune

Tens of thousands of Indians took to streets to welcome 2018. (Photo: TOI)
2/22

Delhi

People bid goodbye to 2017 with revelry at India Gate in Delhi. (AFP Photo)
3/22

Seoul

Buddhists place candles during New Year celebrations at Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea on Jan. 1, 2018. (AP Photo)
4/22

Tokyo

Participants dressed up as foxes parade for the first prayer of the New Year in Tokyo, Japan January 1, 2018. (Reuters Photo)
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Tokyo

Participants dressed up as foxes attend the New Year's countdown event before they parade for the first prayer of the New Year in Tokyo, Japan on January 1, 2018. (Reuters Photo)
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Tokyo

People release balloons as they take part in a New Year countdown event in celebrations to ring in 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. (Reuters Photo)
7/22

Seoul

Fireworks light the sky over the Lotte World Tower, a 123-floor and 1821-foot building, after midnight during a countdown event to celebrate the New Year in Seoul, South Korea. (AFP Photo)
8/22

Melbourne

Fireworks light up the sky from building rooftops along the Yarra River during New Year 2018 celebrations in Melbourne early on January 1, 2018. (AFP Photo)
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Singapore

Fireworks burst over the skyline during an hourly display leading up to the final countdown for the New Year 2018 celebrations in Singapore. (AFP Photo)
10/22

Yuncheng

Workers make red lanterns ahead of New Year and Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations at a workshop in Yuncheng. (Reuters Photo)
11/22

Brazil

A runner in costume poses for a photo prior to the start of Sao Silvestre race in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Dec. 31, 2017. The 15-kilometer race is held annually on New Year's Eve. (AP Photo)
12/22

Sydney

Fireworks light Australia's Sydney Habour to welcome New Year 2018. (ANI Photo)
13/22

Singapore

Fireworks light up Marina Bay Sands near the Merlion ahead of the New Year in Singapore. (Reuters Photo)
14/22

Ranchi

Tribal folk artists perform at the New Year celebrations for physically challenged persons at the Khadi Saras Mela in Ranchi. (TOI Photo)
15/22

Baghdad

Iraqis shop for pastries and cakes in the Karrada neighbourhood of the capital Baghdad on New Year's Eve. (AFP Photo)
16/22

Melbourne

Revellers arrive early for New Year's Eve fireworks in Melbourne on December 31, 2017. (AFP Photo)
17/22

Seoul

A woman prays in front of lanterns to celebrate the New Year at Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo)
18/22

Tokyo

Shinto priests walk in a line to attend a ritual to usher in New Year 2018 at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. (Reuters Photo)
19/22

Bali

Balinese young people prepare to take part in a cultural parade at a festival to mark the New Year in Denpasar on Bali island on December 31, 2017. (AFP Photo)
20/22

Sydney

The 'family fireworks', displayed three hours before midnight every year ahead of the main show at midnight, fill the sky over the Opera House and Harbour Bridge in Sydney on New Year's Eve. (AFP Photo)
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Sydney

Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo)
22/22

Auckland

New Zealand: Auckland welcomes New Year 2018 with spectacular fireworks

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