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Xmas vignettes: Midnight prayers on lips, Kolkatans soak in Yuletide spirit on ‘Burra Din’
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Xmas vignettes: Midnight prayers on lips, Kolkatans soak in Yuletide spirit on ‘Burra Din’
Carols reverberate from churches to Belur Math, picnickers enjoy from zoo to Eco Park
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Published 25.12.21, 07:24 PM
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A woman and a child pose for a selfie in front of St Paul’s Cathedral on Christmas Eve. Revellers flocked to the St Paul’s Cathedral to be part of the Midnight Mass service and celebrations
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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A monk performs rituals at the Ramakrishna Mission world headquarters at Belur in Howrah district on Christmas Eve on Friday. Across all centres of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, the evening is marked by carol singing, candle lighting, prayers and offering of cakes. After Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa attained ‘mahasamadhi’ in 1886, Swami Vivekananda (at that time Narendranath) and some of his monastic brothers had gathered at Antpur in Hooghly district in December the same year. One night, Swamiji sat with his brothers before a fire the whole night and exhorted them to take ‘sannyasa’ in the tradition of great renunciates. In the morning they came to know it was Christmas Eve. Eventually, they took ‘sannyasa’, and the organisation was formed. In remembrance of that great beginning, Christmas Eve is treated as a sacred day by the monks and devotees of Ramakrishna Sangha
Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math
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A child sporting a Santa cap is mesmerised by a flock of giraffes at Alipore zoo on December zoo. The Kolkata zoo is a major draw for picnic enthusiasts transcending age groups during Christmas every year
Ashim Paul/ My Kolkata
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The simple joys of a Christmas Day outing reflect in the eyes and face of a young girl sporting a fancy Santa headgear and a matching red mask at Alipore zoo
Ashim Paul/ My Kolkata
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A young Christmas Day reveller oozes style with her red Santa cap and a matching top even as she takes a shot in a game of badminton on the Eco Park greens in New Town on Saturday. Picnickers in the background too have a gala time munching on goodies over endless ‘adda’
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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Two nattily dressed youngsters enjoy a ride on a tandem bicycle at the Eco Park in New Town on Saturday
