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Celebrating Saint Teresa of Calcutta

September 04, 2016

In several parts of the world, people celebrated the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa.

In India too, euphoric scenes were witnessed when Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint

Check out all the celebrations here. 

 

Youngsters click selfie in front of a picture of Mother Teresa at Sacred Heart Cathedral Church in New Delhi following her canonisation. Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI

 

Children seek blessings of Mother Teresa after special prayers at Mother Teresa Church on the occasion of her canonisation, at Dumdum in Kolkata. Photograph: PTI

 

A woman holds a statuette of Mother Teresa outside the Missionaries of Charity building in Kolkata. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

 

 man holds a poster of Mother Teresa outside the Missionaries of Charity building in Kolkata as she was canonised during a ceremony held in the Vatican. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

A man walks past a religious souvenir shop displaying a picture of Mother Teresa in Kolkata. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

A man wears a t-shirt with the image of Mother Teresa of Calcutta before a mass celebrated by Pope Francis for her canonisation in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters

A man displays a mug bearing the image of Mother Teresa ahead of her canonisation ceremony, in Kolkata. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

School students dress up to pay tribute to Mother Teresa and Bharat Ratna Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan ahead of Teacher's Day in Ahmedabad. Photograph: PTI

Workers busy setting up a poster of Mother Teresa at Missionaries of Charity House ahead of her canonization by Vatican Church, in Kolkata. Photograph: PTI

Modern Philatelist Alok Kumar Goyal exhibits a coin on Mother Teresa after its release by India Post (West Bengal Circle) in Kolkata. Photograph: Swapan Mahapatra/PTI

Parish Priest father Tapan Stephen Khan preps a Mother Teresa statue & photos in Kolkata. Photograph: PTI

 

Nuns of Missionaries of Charity and children sing a song at Mother's house in Kolkata on Sunday to mark the canonisation. Photograph: Swapan Mahapatra/PTI

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