The festival of Christmas was celebrated with great pomp in the country’s capital Delhi. In Delhi’s Sacred Heart Cathedral Church, people prayed and celebrated by lighting candles in front of the Lord Jesus. During this, many people also reached the church wearing the dress of Santa Claus.
The festival of Christmas was also celebrated with great pomp in Uttar Pradesh. Christmas was celebrated with pomp in Hazratganj area of Lucknow. People throng St Joseph’s Cathedral to offer prayers at midnight and light candles. Due to Sunday, a large number of people reached the church.
Children celebrated Christmas in Adoor, Kerala. Children had a lot of fun in different costumes and prayed to Lord Jesus.
Christmas festival was also celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir. Here a group of Kashmiri Muslims dressed as Santa Claus offered Christmas prayers in the Catholic Church and then celebrated.
Christmas festival was also celebrated in Maharashtra. People celebrated Christmas in Mumbai’s Marine Drive and had a lot of fun dressed up as Santa Claus. During this, Santa Claus also arrived to give gifts to the children.
Christmas was celebrated with pomp in Rajasthan. A large number of people reached St. Andrew’s Church in Jaipur and prayed to Lord Jesus. On this occasion people of all religions celebrated the festival with their Christian friends. Crowds were seen in the churches for mass prayer meetings.
The fervor of Christmas was also seen in West Bengal. A large number of people gathered in the Park Street street of Kolkata and celebrated the festival of Christmas. Park Street became so crowded that there was a traffic jam.