Despite Christians forming a little over two percent of the billion plus population in India, Christmas is celebrated with much fanfare and zeal throughout the country. Take a look...
Festivals bring people closer and you can see love all around. Christmas time is one such occasion. Along with one of the biggest festival on the globe, people celebrate Hanukkah and Kwanzaa around this time.
Christmas is being celebrated with much fanfare all across India. Prayers and worship services were held at different churches across the country since Christmas eve to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
Christmas carols and free gospel street concerts marked the Christmas Eve programme, while mass singing of Christmas songs in traditional tunes continued till this evening.
Despite Christians forming a little over two percent of the billion plus population in India, with Hindus comprising the majority, Christmas is celebrated with much fanfare and zeal throughout the country. Take a look...
1. Celebration in Amritsar
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An Indian infant lights a candle at a Christmas Day service in a church in Amritsar on December 25, 2018.
(Photo by AFP)
2. A child dressed as Santa Claus
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A child dressed as Santa Claus is held up by his father at a service to mark Christmas Day at a church in Amritsar.
(Photo by AFP)
3. Christmas celebrated with much fanfare.
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An Indian woman receives holy communion as others wait in a queue after Christmas prayers at Saint Mary''s Garrison Church in Jammu. Though the Hindus and Muslims comprise majority of the population in India, Christmas is a national holiday celebrated with much fanfare.
(AP Photo/ Channi Anand)
4. Selfie with Santa
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A woman take a selfie with a person dressed as Santa Claus after Christmas prayers at St John''s Church in Guwahati.
5. Christmas celebrations in Ahmedabad
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A woman kisses a figure of baby Jesus at a church during the Christmas celebrations in Ahmedabad.
(REUTERS/Amit Dave)
6. Selfie with Santa
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An Indian woman takes a selfie wearing a Santa Claus hat takes a selfie photograph with friends at a market on Christmas Day in New Delhi. (Photo by Prakash Singh / AFP)
7. Selfie with Santa
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People take a selfie with a Santa Claus figure during a Christmas Day service at a Catholic church in Srinagar.
(Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)
