IN PICS | Prayers for hope and joy on Christmas eve 2022

After two years of low-key celebrations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the chiming of Church bells rang for a grand Christmas this year.

After two years of low-key celebrations due to the pandemic, the chiming of Church bells rang in a grand Christmas this year. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS) 

A Santa Claus spreads Covid awareness in Bengaluru. (Photo | Vinod Kumar T, EPS)

Midnight mass at the Sacred Heart Church at Egmore, Chennai on the eve of Christmas. (Photo | Ashwin Prasath, EPS)

Devotees attend the midnight prayer at Lady Of Snows Basilica Church in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. (Photo | V Karthikalagu, EPS)

Fr Martin Kumar places the crib at St Mary's Basilica in Bengaluru. (Photo | Shashidhar Byrappa, EPS)

A view of St Philomena's Church on Christmas day in Mysuru on Saturday. (Photo | Udayshankar S, EPS)

Devotees offer prayer during a Christmas mass at a church in New Delhi. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS)

Palayamkottai Cathedral Church in Tirunelveli decked up with colourful lights on the eve of Christmas. (Photo | V Karthikalagu, EPS)

Devotees gather for Christmas mass at Santhome Church, in Chennai on Sunday. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)

People attending prayers on the eve of Christmas at Immaculate Conception Cathedral Church in Puducherry. (Photo | Sriram R, EPS)

A kid dressed up as a Santa gives balloon to the police personnel on the eve of Christmas at Immaculate Conception Cathedral Church in Puducherry. (Photo | Sriram R, EPS)

Devotees take part in special prayers on the eve of Christmas at a church in Vijayawada on Sunday. (Photo | Prasant Madugula, EPS)

Christian devotees offering prayers in Visakhapatnam. (Photo | G Satyanarayana, EPS)

People gather for Christmas mass at Santhome Church in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)

Children light candles on the Christmas eve in Mysuru. (Photo | Udayshankar S, EPS)

CSI Immanuel Church illuminated ahead of Christmas in Coimbatore on Saturday night. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS)