SUMMARY
The annular solar eclipse of 2019 was witnessed by thousands of enthusiastic people in the coastal states of Kerala, Karnataka and Telangana, where a ring of fire was seen in the morning sky. For the rest of India, clouds and fog blocked a clear view of the solar eclipse. The last solar eclipse of the decade started at around 8:08 AM and lasted for a little over three hours. Here are the glimpses of the solar eclipse and people enjoying the event in India:
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Birds fly past a partial solar eclipse in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
2 / 17Patna: People observe Annular solar eclipse in Patna, Thursday, Dec 26, 2019. (PTI Photo)
3 / 17Coimbatore: Annular solar eclipse' seen over the sky of Coimbatore Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (PTI Photo)
4 / 17An Indian child watches a partial solar eclipse in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
5 / 17Tiruchirappalli: Annular solar eclipse' seen over the sky of Tiruchirappalli, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)
6 / 17Indians watch a partial solar eclipse in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
7 / 17Surat: A view of the partial solar eclipse as seen from Surat, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (PTI Photo)
8 / 17The prime minister’s Twitter post also had pictures of himself watching the annual solar eclipse through the special ultraviolet protection eyeglasses and images of the live stream from Kozhikode.
9 / 17Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was unable to enjoy the last solar eclipse of 2019 from the national capital due to a "cloud cover" and could only manage a glimpse.
10 / 17Varanasi: Veda students perform special prayers on the bank of the Ganges River, during solar eclipse in Varanasi, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (PTI Photo)
11 / 17Bhopal: Muslim devotees offer Namaz-e-Kusuf, special prayer during the solar eclipse, at Moti Masjid in Bhopal, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (PTI Photo)
12 / 17Karad: A view of the solar eclipse as seen in the cloudy sky from Karad, Maharashtra, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (PTI Photo)
13 / 17Mumbai: School children view the the partial solar eclipse through safe films, at Goregaon in Mumbai, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (PTI Photo)
14 / 17Kozhikode: People gather to witness the annular solar eclipse projected on a large screen at a school near Vadakara in Kozhikode, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (PTI Photo)
15 / 17A bird sits on a wire as a partial solar eclipse is seen in the sky in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
16 / 17A roadside vendor holds a special filter and watches a partial solar eclipse in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
17 / 17An Indian child watches a partial solar eclipse in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
