IN PHOTOS: How Mumbai welcomed New Year 2026

Updated On: 02 January, 2026 08:15 AM IST | Vipul Shinde

Here’s a look at how Mumbaikars across the city welcomed the New Year. (PICS/ Nimesh Dave, Satej Shinde, Ashish Raje, Shadab Khan)

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Babies born at midnight of January 1 lined up by the nurses at Wadia Hospital in Parel. PIC/SATEJ SHINDE

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A man dressed as Michael Jackson poses for photographs with those celebrating
New Year’s Eve at Juhu Beach. Pic/Nimesh Dave

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Mumbaikars offer prayers at Siddhivinayak Temple in Prabhadevi on the first day of 2026. Pic/Satej Shinde

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Large crowds gather at Marine Drive to welcome 2026. Pic/Ashish Raje

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A crowd at Marine Drive on New Year’s Eve. Pic/Ashish Raje

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Police manage the crowds at Juhu Beach. Pic/Nimesh Dave

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Revellers celebrate New Year’s Eve amid heavy police security at the Gateway of India. Pic/Shadab Khan

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The rare sight of a near-empty CSMT on New Year’s Eve. Pic/Ashish Raje

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A boy selling light strips outside CSMT on New Year’s Eve. Pic/Ashish Raje

Photo of Day

Thousands of flamingos wade through the shallow waters of the Talawe wetlands behind Nerul’s NRI Complex in Navi Mumbai. PIC/SHADAB KHAN