Many devotees are in Varanasi to mark the new year by visiting the Kashi Vishwanath temple and bathing in the Ganga. (Image tweeted by @ANINewsUP)
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Devotees take a dip in the Ganga in Varanasi in the biting cold on January 2. (Image tweeted by @ANINewsUP)
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Devotees on a river bank in Varanasi. "Cold will come and go but celebrating New Year, visiting the Kashi Vishwanath corridor and bathing in the Ganga River is very fortunate," a visitor tells news agency ANI. (Image tweeted by @ANINewsUP)
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Dense fog was also seen in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya city on January 1. (Image tweeted by @ANINewsUP)