Christmas Eve 2024: Festive fervour grips Indian cities | Photos

Cities across India were adorned with lights and crowdes lighting candles in anticipation for Christmas day

Published on: Dec 24, 2024 9:24 PM IST

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On Christmas eve, cities all across India lit up to celebrate the festive season. In Chennai, St Patrick's church was illuminated with lights and statues of Santa Claus.   (ANI)

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A man dressed in a Santa Claus outfit was seen offering chocolates to  children in Chennai, in the holiday spirit. (AFP)

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Christmas nativity scenes, such as this one in Hyderabad were displayed outside churches to celebrate the festival.  (AFP)

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In Chennai, as part of Christmas celebrations, a diver in a Santa Claus costume swam in the VGP Marine Kingdom as well. (Reuters)

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At Delhi's Sacred Hearts Cathedral, people were seen offering prayers and lighting candles (PTI)

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People gathered outside the church to ask for blessings ahead of Christmas on December 25 (PTI)

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Mumbaikars celebrated Christmas eve with huge installments and exhibits adorning Carter Road, Bandra  (Hindustan Times)

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In Prayagraj, St Joseph's church boasted swathes of multicolored lighting bringing in Christmas cheer (PTI)

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At St Paul's church in Amritsar, young children lit coloured candles in celebration of the holy day. (PTI)

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Families gathered to take pictures with the lit up St Mary's Basilica Church in Bengaluru (AFP)

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Crowds of people visited the spectacularly lit up Vettukad Church on Christmas eve, in Thiruvananthapuram (PTI)