Saint Lukas Church prepares to reopen in Srinagar, Indian Administered Kashmir

A view of Saint Lukas Church to be reopened after a period of Two decades in Srinagar, 17 December 2021. Only a week to Christmas, the century-old St Luke's Church at Dalgate in Srinagar is a busy site, as Kashmiri labourers put finishing touches to its renovation. The heritage church that was abandoned for over five decades will reopen its doors for prayers on Christmas day. It is being repaired as part of the government of Jammu and Kashmir's "Preservation and Maintenance of Architecture and Heritage" program.