Shillong: After a gap of two years due to COVID pandemic, this year's Christmas has been celebrated in the North Eastern region with great enthusiasm.

From Guwahati to Shillong, Kohima, Aizawl, Itanagar, everywhere in the North Eastern region, people are celebrating Christmas.

Christmas trees and lights decorated churches, streets, shops, business establishments, houses to observe the special day of the year.

The Christian community makes it a point to pray at churches while for others it is a day for simply merriment.

Across the north eastern part of India, Christians are attending special church services to mark the occasion.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)