2021 New Year celebration in India January 1, 2021 by Minhaj Adnan Chennai: Police barricades set up on a road to restrict movement near Marina Beach, in Chennai, early Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar) Mathura: People, not adhering to social distancing norms, pay obeisance to Lord Bankey Bihari on the first day of New Year 2021, at a temple in Vrindavan near Mathura, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (PTI Photo) Chennai: Few vehicles seen on a nearly deserted road amid restrictions near Marina Beach, in Chennai, early Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar) Chennai: Police personnel stand guard at a deserted road near Marina Beach ,in Chennai, early Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)