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In pictures: Prayers, candles, crucifixion rallies mark Good Friday service in churches from Kolkata to Bandel

Processions portraying the enactment of Lord Jesus’s Crucifixion brought out at several places since dawn

My Kolkata Web Desk Kolkata Published 29.03.24, 06:39 PM
A young devotee and a nun belonging to the Missionaries of Charity pray to the Lord in different ways on Good Friday at Mother House and St Teresa’s Church, respectively
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A young devotee and a nun belonging to the Missionaries of Charity pray to the Lord in different ways on Good Friday at Mother House and St Teresa’s Church, respectively

Soumyajit Dey
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Candles were lit and tears flowed down the cheeks of devotees during their communion with the Lord
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Candles were lit and tears flowed down the cheeks of devotees during their communion with the Lord

Soumyajit Dey
The sombre mood was palpable across churches in the city, be it (clockwise from top left) AJC Bose Road Church, St Paul’s Cathedral or Christ Church on Bidhan Sarani
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The sombre mood was palpable across churches in the city, be it (clockwise from top left) AJC Bose Road Church, St Paul’s Cathedral or Christ Church on Bidhan Sarani

Ashim Paul
The Good Friday enactment of crucifixion at Sacred Heart Church, Lenin Sarani, on Friday
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The Good Friday enactment of crucifixion at Sacred Heart Church, Lenin Sarani, on Friday

Suvendu Das
Prayers at St Teresa’s Church
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Prayers at St Teresa’s Church

Arnab Dutta
A procession enacting the Lord’s crucifixion was part of the Good Friday service at Bandel Church on Friday
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A procession enacting the Lord’s crucifixion was part of the Good Friday service at Bandel Church on Friday

Ananda Das
The faithful buy chains and rosaries with Holy Cross and Jesus Christ lockets near St Teresa’s Church
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The faithful buy chains and rosaries with Holy Cross and Jesus Christ lockets near St Teresa’s Church

Arnab Dutta
Prayers dwelt on the lips of people of all ages and genders at Sacred Heart Church in Esplanade on Friday
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Prayers dwelt on the lips of people of all ages and genders at Sacred Heart Church in Esplanade on Friday

Arnab Dutta
Scenes from the Crucifixion were enacted at Sacred Heart Church in Esplanade
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Scenes from the Crucifixion were enacted at Sacred Heart Church in Esplanade

Arnab Dutta

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