Special force are deployed on New Year's eve, at a junction in Hyderabad, on Wednesday. DC/ P.Surendra
Renowned artist Kanayi Kunjuraman and Eswari, wife of late Kerala CM Karunakaran, strolls through the painter's works at an exhibition, held at Durbar Hall, in Kochi on Wednesday. DC/ Sunoj Ninan Mathew
Dancers from Rajasthan perform 'Ratwa' dance during the inauguration of Bharat Bhavan, in Thiruvananthapuram, on Wednesday. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Cochin Carnival is celebrated every year as a continuity of the Portuguese New Year revelry held here during the colonial days. DC/ Sunoj Ninan Mathew
Revellers parade at the Cochin Carnival, on Wednesday, in Fort Kochi. DC/ Sunoj Ninan Mathew
Youngsters sell clay pots arranged in human shapes, on a cart in Kochi on Wednesday. -DC/ Vinod Karimatt
Minister designate Ramesh Chennithala along with Kerala Chief minister Oommen Chandy arrives for the swearing-in function at Rajbhavan, Thiruvananthapuram, on Wednesday. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri <a href="http://bit.ly/1gn4pV6">Read story</a>
Union members of auto rickshaw driversstage a protest at Town Hall in Bangalore, on Wednesday, against the increase in auto LPG price. –KPN
Kannada Activist Vatal Nagraj and his supporters stage a protest near Kempegawda Bus Station in Bangalore, on Wednesday, against the poor facilities at government hospitals. –KPN
Governor HR Bhardwaj administers the oath to DK Shivakumar during the swearing in ceremony at Raj Bhavan, in Bangalore, on Wednesday as Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah looks on. –KPN
Police security near Raj Bhavan during the swearing-in ceremony of DK Shivakumar and R Roshan Baig in Bangalore, on Wednesday. –KPN
Police security at Raj Bhavan during the Swearing- in Ceremony of DK Shivakumar and R Roshan Baig in Bangalore on Wednesday. –KPN
Lord Ganesh Temple in Secunderabad is decorated with three lakh bangles, on the occasion of New Year. DC/ S.Surender Reddy.
Devotees arrive at the Birla Temple on the occasion of New Year, in Hyderabad. DC/ S. Surender Reddy.
The annual trade exhibition 'Numaish' was opened to public on January 1, in Hyderabad. DC/ S.Surender Reddy.
Panchayat Raj Minister K Jana Reddy and Congress MP Sridhar Babu address journalists after discussing the issue of CM Kiran Reddy's decision on removing Civil Supplies Minister D. Sridhar Babu's portfolio, to Governor at Raj Bhavan, on Wednesday.
Congress MP V Hanumantha Rao distributes sweets to media persons during a press conference he held on Wednesday.
AP Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy with family members attends special prayers for New Year, in Hyderabad, on Wednesday. -PTI
Actor Jayasudha, MLA of Secunderabad, greets Governor of Andhra Pradesh Srinivasan Lakshminarasimham, on New Year at Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad.
Hyderabad traffic police set a sign board to prevent revellers from drunken driving on Tuesday mid-night. DC/ P Surendra
Revellers celebrate New Year on their rides. DC/ P Surendra
Youth celebrate the arrival of New Year in Hyderabad, on Tuesday mid-night. DC/ P Surendra
Revellers crowd at a liquor shop in Hyderabad, on Tuesday mid-night to celebrate New Year. DC/ P Surendra
Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: January 1