Christmas celebrations

The all illuminated St. Patric church on Christmas eve, at Shanthala Nagar, in Bengaluru on Monday. DH Photo/ B H Shivakumar

People light candles at the Sacred Heart Cathedral on the eve of Christmas Day in New Delhi. PTI Photo

A scene at the Sacred Heart Cathedral on the eve of Christmas Day in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Colourfully decorated the church of St Thomas Church, as part of Christmas Celebration in Davangere on Monday. DH Photo/ Anup R Thippeswamy.

Worshippers arrive to attend a mass on Christmas Eve at a church in Mumbai. REUTERS Photo

Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik gives final touches to a sculpture representing Santa Clause surraunded by plastic bottles, depicting the message 'Beat Plastic Pollution' on the eve of Christmas at Puri beach, some 65 kms from Bhubaneswar. AFP Photo

People enjoy skating at an ice-skating rink in Shimla. PTI Photo