Faithful Celebrate Christmas In Indore

INDORE, INDIA DECEMBER 25: Faithfuls lit colourful candles in church premises on the occasion of Christmas on December 25, 2014 in Indore, India. Christians in India celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas Day, which is annually held on December 25. People mark the Christmas Day by attending special church services, spending time with family members, wearing new clothes and eating a festive meal. They usually put up a nativity scene with clay figures or a Christmas tree. Christmas Day is a gazetted holiday in India. Christians make up about 2 percent of the population in India, a secular country of more than 1 billion people. (Photo by Amit K Jaiswal/ Hindustan Times via Getty Images)