Youngsters gather outside the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Colaba to celebrate New Year's Eve on Saturday night. Besides this, devotees gathered at Mumbai's iconic Siddhivinayak Temple to watch the morning aarti on Sunday, the first day of the new year. Pic/Ashish Raje

For the first time since pandemic, Mumbaikars were allowed to stay out late on New Year’s Eve. With dazzling fireworks, Mumbai welcomed the year 2023 with much pomp and show. Pic/Ashish Raje

A huge crowd gathered at Bandra's Bandstand to celebrate New Year 2023 in Mumbai on Saturday night. People celebrated the arrival of the New Year with bright lights, music and dance. Pic/Sameer Abedi

As the New Year's Eve celebration comes to an end, people wait for the first local train to go back home on Sunday morning at CSMT railway station. Pic/Ashish Raje

On the first day of the New Year, devotees visited prominent temples in Mumbai to offer prayer. In this photo, devotees crowd outside the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai. Pic/Sameer Markande

On the first day of the New Year, devotees also flocked to Haji Ali Dargah to offer prayer on Sunday morning. Pic/Sameer Markande