New Year Day: On January 1 Devotees In India Visit Temples, Gurudwaras New Year Day: On January 1 Devotees In India Visit Temples, Gurudwaras January 1: On the New Year Day, people in large numbers visited temples, gurudwaras and other religious places to seek blessings but many people were seen without masks Updated: January 01, 2021 2:03 pm IST On the first day of New Year 2021, people in large numbers visited temples, gurudwaras and other religious places to seek blessings despite the COVID-19 restrictions. Devotees gathered at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the first day of the New Year 2021. The number of people at the gurudwara on New Year Day was however far less compared to previous years due to the Covid-19 restrictions in place. Covid guidelines for New Year celebrations have been announced by the centre and state governments to check the spread of the deadly virus but many people were seen without masks.