Seven wonders add New Year Celebration charm in Kolkata and Jaipur

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Kolkata/Jaipur: The replicas of seven wonders were the preferred choice for the New Year revelers on the night of December 31, 2017, and January 1, 2018, in the state capital of Bengal and Rajasthan– Kolkata and Jaipur respectively. And here also Taj Mahal, the 1st among the seven wonders saw the maximum number of revelers. Kolkata’s Eco-Park which set up replicas of seven wonders recently had more than a lakh visitors. While a club in Jaipur too made Taj Mahal, London Bridge, and other models to attract people. While in Giridih, Somnath, the coordinator of Sankalp, an NGO organized a New Year celebration for the underprivileged children. And it was not only in India, migrated workers from Jharkhand, celebrated ushered in the new year in style, in Malaysia. Pictures by Chandra Mohan Aloria, and Arpita Das

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