New Year Eve is considered as special time for celebrations. In modern times New Year Eve is celebrated with parties and social gatherings spanning the transition of the year at midnight. Here are few Photogrpahs of such gatherings on Ridge in Shimla....
People on Ridge, Shimla to celebrate New Year... After 11:50PM its very difficult to find a space to stand on Ridge... coz everyone comes on the top of Ridge to enjoy fireworks in Shimla...
Here I am seeing a lot of space middle of tourists standing on Ridge in front of Shimla Public Library building.... Everyone is packed with multi layered cloths to be there till 1:00 AM for Welcoming New Year in chilling air... If you plan for Shimla pack caps, Jackets n all other warm cloths with your... btw Shimla is a good place for shopping.. specially for buying Warm cloths...
More Tourists on Mall road and heading towards Ridge... to meet others for New Year celebrations... I have not seen such a peaseful and Secure for Celebrations....
Ridge view during sunset @ Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
During Sunset there is lot of free space visible and now the crowd has started moving up to enjoy the surrounding beauty in colorful sunset...
Young crowd near Scandal point on Mall Road of Shimla... They are also moving to Ridge slowly... Actually Ridge is most spacious place near Mall Road and people prefer this for different activities...
Gandhi Ji witnessing again a New Year Celebration on Ridge, Shimla... Its time to welcome 2010 !!!
A View of Ridge after 00:00 01/01/2010 (New Year Celebrations...)
Exhausted Tourists dispersing from Ridge towards there their Hotels...
A View of Mall Road from Ridge, Shimla on 31st December 2009....
Another shot of Ridge during Sunset.... @ Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
All these Photographs have been shot without Tripod.... Again a view of Ridge, Shimla during 11:00 PM on 31st December, 2009...
Many cultures use fireworks and other forms of noise making in part of the celebration. New Year's Eve is observed universally on 31st December. New Year Eve is also the seventh day of Christmas in western Christianity.
Traditional/Religious celebrations for Hindus occur on different dates and are still celebrated separately in the cultures that observe them on the appropriate dates each year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010