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Honouring the departed: All Souls’ Day observed in India and Bangladesh – in pictures
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Christians in India and Bangladesh observed All Souls’ Day on Monday 2 November 2026 by visiting graves, lighting candles, laying flowers and praying for people who had died. Photographs from Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad show relatives and members of religious orders paying their respects. In Kolkata, Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity prayed beside graves and lit candles around them.
In Dhaka, worshippers gathered at the Holy Rosary Church cemetery in Tejgaon and at the Christian cemetery in Wari. Some cleaned and decorated graves before spending time in prayer. The images show how a shared Christian observance takes shape through personal acts of remembrance across both countries. The photographs were published on 3 November, the day after the observance.
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In short
- All Souls’ Day was observed on 2 November.
- Worshippers in India and Bangladesh visited and decorated graves.
- Photographs show prayers, flowers and candlelit cemeteries.
How this story developed
- 1 day ago Christians in India and Bangladesh observed All Souls’ Day on Monday 2 November 2026 by visiting graves, lighting candles, laying flowers and praying for people who had died. Photographs from Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad show relatives and members of religious orders paying their respects.
Explained simply
All Souls’ Day is a Christian day of remembrance for people who have died. Families and communities may visit cemeteries, tend graves and pray for the departed.
Christians in India and Bangladesh belong to varied churches and communities. For many, cemetery visits and prayers on this day bring religious observance together with family remembrance.
The observance is marked in different ways around the world. In India and Bangladesh, these visits take place in countries where Christians are a minority, alongside people of other faiths and traditions.
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