Fans take to the streets in Mumbai after India won the World Cup for the first time since 1983. Photo: AP
There were joyous scenes in New Delhi as revellers celebrated throughout the night. Photo: AP
Holding flags and dancing, the people of Mangalore added their bit to the celebrations. Photo: R. Eswarraj.
It was colourful scenes in Allahabad after India answered the battle cry of one billion people. Photo: AP
The game went late into the night but the people of India did not care. They had waited for this moment since 1983 and now that the moment was here, they celebrated long into the night. A scene from New Delhi on Saturday. Photo: AP
Kolkata is seen as a football-crazy city in India but that did not stop the people from the City of Joy to take to the streets with the flags and the fire-crackers at the ready. Photo: PTI
Fans celebrating in Chennai after Dhoni's men beat the boys from Sri Lanka. Photo: M. Karunakaran
This was the first time that the host country won the World Cup. In 1996, co-hosts Sri Lanka won the World Cup in Pakistan. Photo: AP