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Mother Mary & Baby Jesus on Christmas Day 2013! |
Merry Christmas!
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Up the hill |
I was quite thrilled when Vinny suggested that we go to visit Mount Mary on Christmas this year. While I have been to that area a number of times and even went to the church once, it has always been in the night. So, I was quite happy to go there in the daylight.
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Candles sold outside the church |
We got off the rickshaw opposite Mehboob Studio and walked up the sloping road. The weather was awesome and the walk quite scenic. We went down a couple of by-lanes, taking our time reaching the church at around 1.30 pm.
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Vinny checks out the wares on sale |
The church was packed with a number of people spilling into the compound too. Most of them were obviously not Christians, same as us. We both walked inside to sit on a pew. After praying for a few minutes, I got up to walk to the altar. Mother Mary and Baby Jesus wore diamond crowns to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. They looked beautiful.
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Mount Mary Church in the afternoon sunlight |
After praying there, I walked out from the right side where a crib had been set up. It looked lovely. I waited on another pew while Vinny completed her prayers and then the two of us left from the opposite door.
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The crib |
We walked down the hill from the other end and went to Taj Lands End where Christmas Carols had been organised in the main hall. Children from a nearby school were celebrating the birth of Jesus by singing carols.
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The scenic walk downhill |
We sat there to listen to “Jingle Bells” (my favourite) and “Silent Night”. It was lovely to hear their young, sweet voices. We left after having a glass of fruit juice served by the hotel.
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Christmas Carols at Taj Lands End |
It was a wonderful Christmas for me as we went on to buy a takeaway lunch at BusaGo in Bandra before going home to share it with Venkat and Viggy.
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Cute stuffed Santa Claus at the Festivity Desk at Taj Lands End
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One of the 4 pretty Christmas trees in the lobby of Taj Lands End!
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Call me next time you go :| ;) Nice review, thanks for the virtual tour :)
ReplyDeleteSure I will! And thank you again :)
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