In pictures: What Christmas 2022 celebrations look like across India

-India Express

1. Christmas is celebrated with much zeal and fervour across the world annually on December 25. Here’s a look at how India reveled in the Yuletide spirit this year; Christmas Sunday mass at St Xavier’s Parish Church in Ahmedabad. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)

1. Christmas celebrations at Holy Cross Church in Ludhiana’s Sarabha Nagar on Sunday. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

1. A group of people were singing and dancing on the road before Christmas in Navi Mumbai on Friday afternoon. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

1. Devotees during X-mas procession from Sector 18 Church in Chandigarh on Friday. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

1. 5 / 17Sacred Heart Cathedral Church decorated for the occasion of Christmas in New Delhi on Friday. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

1. The Holy Trinity Church at Chandni Mahal Turkman Gate decked in festive lighting in New Delhi on Friday. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

1. Illuminated view of the Central Baptist Church at Chandni Chowk in New Delhi on Friday. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

1. Bow Barracks decorated with fairy lights on the occasion of Christmas celebration in Kolkata on Friday. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

1. Churches across Bengaluru were decked with colourful lighting and ornamental trees on Friday evening to celebrate Christmas; St Mary’s Basilica in Shivajinagar, Bengaluru. (Express Photo by Jithendra M)

1. A sea of people in Park Street, Kolkata on Christmas Eve. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

1. St. Patrick’s Cathedral near Empress Garden illuminated with lights on Christmas Eve. (Express Photo by Pavan Khengre)

1. Archbishop of Mumbai Cardinal Oswald with a statue of baby Jesus during the Christmas midnight mass at Holy Name High School in Colaba, Mumbai on Saturday. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

1. Residents at the Holy Cross Church on the eve of Christmas at Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

1. Christmas celebration at St Mary’s Basilica in Shivajinagar, Bengaluru on Saturday. (Express Photo by Jithendra M)

1. Members of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church in Bengaluru created a 25-ft Christmas tree using CDs and bamboo. (Express Photo by Jithendra M)

1. Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee at the Portuguese Church in Kolkata on Christmas Eve. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

1. Street in Bengaluru decked up in festive lights on Saturday. (Express Photo by Jithendra M)