Over 120 Years Old Church Reopens In Srinagar After 30 Years
NDTV
The Church located near the Chest Diseases Hospital on the foothills of the Shankaracharya hillock in Dalgate area of the city here will officially be thrown open for the public on Thursday, but the prayer was held on Wednesday, officials said.
The bells started ringing and the faithful gathered for mass prayer as the Saint Lukes church here – one of the oldest in Kashmir -- came alive after three decades on Wednesday just ahead of Christmas.
It was closed after the eruption of militancy in the valley in the 1990s.
The Church located near the Chest Diseases Hospital on the foothills of the Shankaracharya hillock in Dalgate area of the city here will officially be thrown open for the public on Thursday, but the prayer was held on Wednesday, officials said.
The renovation of the Church – which is about 125 years old -- was undertaken by the J-K Tourism Department under the “Smart City Project”.
