Calcuttans came out in droves to celebrate New Year, bundled in layers of woollens but enjoying the nip in the air. A Metro round-up of the festive zones
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| Like every year, a rich Raj legacy and luxurious lawns made Victoria Memorial a top draw on January 1 |
Others walked the pilgrim’s path and thronged Dakshineswar
to offer puja on Kalpataru festival on Friday |
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| The sunny winter morning added to the merry mood
at the Alipore zoo on Friday |
For many Calcuttans, all decked up and bets in hand, a day at the races
was the best way to start the year |
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| Families, especially those with little children, trooped to
Millennium Park for a lazy day by the riverside |
The musically inclined crowned the first evening of 2010 at a recital by
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan at Science City |
Pictures by Sanjoy Chattopadhyaya, Sanat Kumar Sinha, Anindya Shankar Ray,
Goutam Bose, Pradip Sanyal & Bishwarup Dutta |