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Vignettes of remembrance: Mother Teresa’s 24th death anniversary

Kolkata remembered Mother Teresa with special prayers and programmes on Sunday

My Kolkata Web Desk Kolkata Published 06.09.21, 02:20 PM
MOTHER'S BLESSING: A woman prays at the tomb of Mother Teresa at Mother House on AJC Bose Road in Kolkata on Sunday. Saint Teresa of Calcutta — that's how the Vatican canonised her — passed away on September 5, 1997
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MOTHER'S BLESSING: A woman prays at the tomb of Mother Teresa at Mother House on AJC Bose Road in Kolkata on Sunday. Saint Teresa of Calcutta — that's how the Vatican canonised her — passed away on September 5, 1997

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HUMBLE PRAYERS: A nun bows in front of a statue of Mother Teresa with an outstretched hand in Kolkata on Sunday.
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HUMBLE PRAYERS: A nun bows in front of a statue of Mother Teresa with an outstretched hand in Kolkata on Sunday.

Amit Datta/My Kolkata
CANDLE OF STRENGTH: Tributes were offered throughout Sunday to Mother Teresa outside Allen Park on Park Street on the occasion of the Feast of Mother Teresa. The day started with the lighting of candles by nuns of the Missionaries of Charity (picture above) , followed by prayers by priests from various churches.
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CANDLE OF STRENGTH: Tributes were offered throughout Sunday to Mother Teresa outside Allen Park on Park Street on the occasion of the Feast of Mother Teresa. The day started with the lighting of candles by nuns of the Missionaries of Charity (picture above) , followed by prayers by priests from various churches.

Amit Datta/My Kolkata
LEGACY LIVES: Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity distribute food among the underprivileged on Sunday.
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LEGACY LIVES: Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity distribute food among the underprivileged on Sunday.

Amit Datta/My Kolkata
SERVING THOSE MOST IN NEED: A nun extends a helping hand to an elderly man on Sunday.
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SERVING THOSE MOST IN NEED: A nun extends a helping hand to an elderly man on Sunday.

Amit Datta/My Kolkata
PROTECT US: A giant-sized portrait of Mother Teresa hangs across two floors at Mother House.
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PROTECT US: A giant-sized portrait of Mother Teresa hangs across two floors at Mother House.

Amit Datta/My Kolkata

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