| Christmas celebrated with enthusiasm, fervor in Jammu, Srinagar | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 25: Christmas was celebrated with religious fervour on Monday in the winter capital of the state.
The Jammu city and its churches were fully decorated and illuminated where the rush of devotees continued from midnight.
The prayer meetings were held in various churches including the St Mary's Garrison Church, Gandhi Nagar, CNI Church Residency Road, St Peter's Church and others.
Large number of devotees including school children participated in the celebrations.
The members of Christian community attired in colorful dresses were seen greeting, hugging and conveying Christmas greetings to each other.
Similarly in Kashmir the festival was celebrated with traditional enthusiasm with small population of Christians in the valley thronging churches for Mass as special prayers were held for world peace.
The biggest Mass in the Valley was held at the Holy Family Catholic Church at Maulana Azad Road here, where hundreds of Christians, including women and children, assembled to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ and held special prayers.
The church was decorated with colourful buntings and balloons and it wore a festive look.
Among the believers were tourists from different parts of the country and world who joined the locals on the auspicious day and prayed for world peace and brotherhood.
Similar prayers were held at other churches including the Saint Joseph's Church in north Kashmir's Baramulla, the oldest Catholic Church in Jammu and Kashmir and at the Church in the tourist resort of Gulmarg.
However, people missed 'White Christmas' as there was no snowfall in the Valley. |
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