Dazzling fireworks, dance parties and mid-night masses in churches marked the onset of the New Year in Goa where thousands of people, including locals and tourists, held celebrations throughout the night to welcome 2020.
People thronged the beaches since Tuesday evening to witness the last sunset of 2019 and revelry continued till the wee hours of Wednesday.
Barring a few cases of drunk driving, no other untoward incident was reported, a senior police official said on Wednesday.
People attended mid-night masses at churches and organised fireworks on the beaches to usher in the New Year in the state, he said.
Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, whose father hails from Sindhudurg district of neighbouring Maharashtra, was among those who celebrated the New Year in Goa.
He arrived here on December 30 and is staying at a resort in North Goa district.
A senior police official on Wednesday said, "No untoward incident was reported during the night. Festivities continued till the wee hours."
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