2013-12-26 Photo gallery

Christians offering prayer on the occasion of Christmas in Santhome Church in Chennai on Wednesday. PTI Photo

A child kisses the feet of an infant Jesus Christ after attending prayer on the occasion of Christmas in Santhome Church in Chennai on Wednesday. PTI Photo

 Devotees light candles outside a church on the occasion of Christmas Day in Surat on Wednesday.PTI Photo

Scott Liang plays basketball at Kitsilano Beach Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Wednesday Dec. 25, 2013.AP

Community members stand together during the playing of taps during a candlelight vigil, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, held in honor of Tupelo policeman Kevin Gale Stauffer, who was shot and killed earlier in the week after responding to a bank robbery, i...

Deported women pull their luggage at Abuja airport December 25, 2013. Thousands of Nigerian illegal immigrants are facing deportation from Saudi Arabia if they fail to regularise their residency permits. A seven-month amnesty period for undocumented ...

Pedestrians pass the Luna Park area of the Aristotelous square in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Wednesday , Dec. 25, 2013. Debt-crippled Greece is gearing up for its fourth austerity Christmas, amid hopes that 2014 may see a token ret...

People take photos by Lake Michigan in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013. Two bursts of light snow are likely to total 1 to 2 inches area-wide, making this the snowiest Christmas in the Chicago area since 2002 when 2 inches fell. AP

A clerk dusts off a bust of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong at an antique shop in Beijing, November 25, 2013. China celebrates the 120th birthday of Mao Zedong, the founder of modern China, on December 25, 2013, but will be scaling back festivities ...

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama address military personnel during a Christmas day visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii December 25, 2013. Obama is on vacation with his family in nearby Kailua. REUTERS

The Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center is lit up on Christmas Day in New York, December 25, 2013. REUTERS

Ghaziabad: AAP MLA Manish Sisodia comes out after meeting with Party's Convener Arvind Kejriwal at Kaushambi in Ghaziabad on Thursday. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist

Ghaziabad: AAP MLA Vinod Kumar Binny comes out after meeting with Party's Convener Arvind Kejriwal at Kaushambi in Ghaziabad on Thursday. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist

Guwahati: Tania Choudhury, the gold medal winner in women's single in the 4th Lawn Bowls National Championship in Guwahati on Thursday. PTI Photo

Tral: A villager shows bullet casings left at the encounter site at Tral in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. PTI Photo

Jammu: Policemen gather evidence from the spot where blast took place in Jammu on Thursday. PTI Photo(

Chennai: People look at sand sculptures to mark the ninth anniversary of Tsunami at Marina beach in Chennai on Thursday. PTI Photo by R Senthil Kumar

Chennai: Fisher people join hands to mark the ninth anniversary of Tsunami at Marina in Chennai on Thursday. PTI Photo by R Senthil Kumar(

Sabarimala: Chief priest P N Narayanan Namboothiri receives a box carrying sacred golden attire of Lord Ayyappa called ‘Thanka Anki’ for Mandala pooja at Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala on Wednesday. PTI Photo(

Supporters of B J P celebrate after a court rejected a petition seeking the prosecution of Narendra Modi in Ahmadabad on Thursday. The court on Thursday rejected the petition against Modi in the killing of a former lawmaker and other Muslims during r...

Artists perform during the inauguration of the Bangalore International Film Festival in Bengaluru on Thursday. PTI Photo

 A child paying homage to Tsunami victims on the occasion of 9th Tsunami anniversary at Marina beach in Chennai on Thursday. PTI Photo

 Police use water cannon on protesting Congress workers in Varanasi on Thursday. PTI Photo 

Bollywood actor Shreyas Talpade during the flag off 'Harley Davidson' bike rally in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo

 People enjoy in floating spheres as tourists throng Kankaria lake in Ahmedabad on Thursday during one week long Kankaria Carnival. PTI Photo 

President Pranab Mukherjee pose with Congress MP, Mohd. Azharuddin and his son at Rashtrapati Nilayam, Bollarum in Secunderabad on Thursday. PTI Photo