New Year: People across country have welcomed the New Year 2022 in their own unique ways. The visuals of lightened up North Block, South Block and Parliament in the national capital was a sight to behold. As a part of the celebrations, on the occasion of New Year, Varanasi welcomed 2022 in a traditional manner with Vedic rituals. Meanwhile, the visuals of the sunrise from across India have also been circulating on social media and is a sight you must have a look at on the first day of year 2022. Visuals of first sunrise of 2022 in various states: # Mumbai #WATCH | Visuals of the first sunrise of #NewYear2022 from near Gateway of India, Mumbai pic.twitter.com/K95xve4OF4 — ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2022 # Assam #WATCH | Visuals of the first sunrise of #NewYear2022 from Guwahati, Assam. pic.twitter.com/8fNDoUx4dy — ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2022 # West Bengal #WATCH | West Bengal: First sunrise of #NewYear2022 from Howrah Bridge, Kolkata pic.twitter.com/X7xC1r88aX — ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2022 Meanwhile, Varanasi welcomed 2022 in a traditional manner with Vedic rituals. People welcomed the new year by chanting 'Veda Mantras' and performing 'Yagya'. New rays of the sun were also welcomed in a traditional manner with Vedic rituals and prayers for the welfare of mankind and nature. #WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Amid shloka chanting and morning aarti, first day of #NewYear2022 receives a traditional welcome at Assi Ghat, Varanasi. pic.twitter.com/Tp7p30YXYs — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 1, 2022 Similar visuals have arrived from Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, where priests perform ‘Bhasma Aarti’ at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain on the ocassion. Madhya Pradesh | Priests perform ‘Bhasma Aarti’ at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain #NewYear2022 pic.twitter.com/frXkjAr9Ao — ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2022