Chennai: Students pose with their painted faces ahead of New Year celebrations at a college in Chennai on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Chennai: Students pose with their painted faces ahead of New Year celebrations at a college in Chennai on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Chennai: Students pose with their painted faces holding New Year 2026 letter placards ahead of New Year celebrations at a college in Chennai on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Amritsar: Girls get their hands and faces painted as they celebrate New Year’s Eve in Amritsar on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Amritsar: Girls get their faces painted as they celebrate New Year’s Eve in Amritsar on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Amritsar: Girls get their faces painted as they celebrate New Year’s Eve in Amritsar on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Amritsar: A girl gets her hands and face painted as she celebrates New Year’s Eve in Amritsar on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Ranchi: A woman wearing black sunglasses with "2026" written on them as she welcomes the New Year in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Ranchi: Children hold placards with "Happy New Year" message as they celebrate the arrival of 2026 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Dakshin Dinajpur: Village children hold placards that together read "2026" and pose for photographs ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations at a village near Balurghat in Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Photo: IANS)