Large crowds turned out to ring in the new year in the State capital, and the tourist destinations of Varkala and Kovalam on Sunday.
Revellers thronged thoroughfares, ready to bid farewell to 2023 and welcome 2024 on a joyful note. Entire families, including the very young and the old, and youngsters were ready to have fun on New Year’s Eve in the company of family and friends. Young men and women flocked to the centre of the celebrations in the city – the LMS-Kanakakkunnu-Manaveeyam Veedhi stretch to see and be seen.
Traffic moved at snail’s pace here, with the Tourist department’s Vasanthotsavam continuing to add sparkle to the Christmas-New Year celebrations. Kanakakkunnu, glowing golden with illumination and hosting a range of events such as flower show, pet show, food festival, and cultural programmes, saw good crowds looking to have a gala time on the last day of the year. The turnout was also a good sign for government plans to transform Kanakakkunnu into a centre of nightlife.
